What is the Least Common Multiple of 39852 and 39865?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 39852 and 39865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39852 and 39865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39852,39865) = 1
LCM(39852,39865) = ( 39852 × 39865) / 1
LCM(39852,39865) = 1588699980 / 1
LCM(39852,39865) = 1588699980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39852 and 39865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39852 and 39865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39852 and 39865.

Prime Factorization of 39852

Prime Factorization of 39865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39852 and 39865.

LCM(39852,39865) = 2² × 3⁵ × 41¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 67¹
LCM(39852,39865) = 1588699980