What is the Least Common Multiple of 39859 and 39869?

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 39869 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 39869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39859,39869) = 1
LCM(39859,39869) = ( 39859 × 39869) / 1
LCM(39859,39869) = 1589138471 / 1
LCM(39859,39869) = 1589138471

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39859 and 39869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39859 and 39869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39859 and 39869.

Prime Factorization of 39859

Prime Factorization of 39869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39859 and 39869.

LCM(39859,39869) = 23¹ × 1733¹ × 39869¹
LCM(39859,39869) = 1589138471