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What is the Least Common Multiple of 39948 and 39965?

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 (LCM) of 39948 and 39965 is 1596521820.

LCM(39948,39965) = 1596521820

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Least Common Multiple of 39948 and 39965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39948 and 39965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39948,39965) = 1
LCM(39948,39965) = ( 39948 × 39965) / 1
LCM(39948,39965) = 1596521820 / 1
LCM(39948,39965) = 1596521820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39948 and 39965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39948 and 39965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39948 and 39965.

Prime Factorization of 39948

Prime factors of 39948 are 2, 3, 3329. Prime factorization of 39948 in exponential form is:

39948 = 22 × 31 × 33291

Prime Factorization of 39965

Prime factors of 39965 are 5, 7993. Prime factorization of 39965 in exponential form is:

39965 = 51 × 79931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39948 and 39965.

LCM(39948,39965) = 22 × 31 × 33291 × 51 × 79931
LCM(39948,39965) = 1596521820