What is the Least Common Multiple of 39939 and 39944?

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 39939 and 39944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39939 and 39944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39939,39944) = 1
LCM(39939,39944) = ( 39939 × 39944) / 1
LCM(39939,39944) = 1595323416 / 1
LCM(39939,39944) = 1595323416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39939 and 39944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39939 and 39944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39939 and 39944.

Prime Factorization of 39939

Prime Factorization of 39944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39939 and 39944.

LCM(39939,39944) = 3¹ × 13313¹ × 2³ × 4993¹
LCM(39939,39944) = 1595323416