What is the Least Common Multiple of 39855 and 39859?

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 39855 and 39859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39855 and 39859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39855,39859) = 1
LCM(39855,39859) = ( 39855 × 39859) / 1
LCM(39855,39859) = 1588580445 / 1
LCM(39855,39859) = 1588580445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39855 and 39859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39855 and 39859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39855 and 39859.

Prime Factorization of 39855

Prime Factorization of 39859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39855 and 39859.

LCM(39855,39859) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2657¹ × 23¹ × 1733¹
LCM(39855,39859) = 1588580445