What is the Least Common Multiple of 39943 and 39949?

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 39943 and 39949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39943 and 39949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39943,39949) = 1
LCM(39943,39949) = ( 39943 × 39949) / 1
LCM(39943,39949) = 1595682907 / 1
LCM(39943,39949) = 1595682907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39943 and 39949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39943 and 39949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39943 and 39949.

Prime Factorization of 39943

Prime Factorization of 39949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39943 and 39949.

LCM(39943,39949) = 59¹ × 677¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 439¹
LCM(39943,39949) = 1595682907