What is the Least Common Multiple of 39859 and 39863?

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 39859 and 39863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39859 and 39863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39859,39863) = 1
LCM(39859,39863) = ( 39859 × 39863) / 1
LCM(39859,39863) = 1588899317 / 1
LCM(39859,39863) = 1588899317

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39859 and 39863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39859 and 39863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39859 and 39863.

Prime Factorization of 39859

Prime Factorization of 39863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39859 and 39863.

LCM(39859,39863) = 23¹ × 1733¹ × 39863¹
LCM(39859,39863) = 1588899317