What is the Least Common Multiple of 39863 and 39874?

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 39863 and 39874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39863 and 39874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39863,39874) = 1
LCM(39863,39874) = ( 39863 × 39874) / 1
LCM(39863,39874) = 1589497262 / 1
LCM(39863,39874) = 1589497262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39863 and 39874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39863 and 39874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39863 and 39874.

Prime Factorization of 39863

Prime Factorization of 39874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39863 and 39874.

LCM(39863,39874) = 39863¹ × 2¹ × 19937¹
LCM(39863,39874) = 1589497262