What is the Least Common Multiple of 39949 and 39959?

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 39949 and 39959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39949 and 39959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39949,39959) = 1
LCM(39949,39959) = ( 39949 × 39959) / 1
LCM(39949,39959) = 1596322091 / 1
LCM(39949,39959) = 1596322091

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39949 and 39959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39949 and 39959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39949 and 39959.

Prime Factorization of 39949

Prime Factorization of 39959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39949 and 39959.

LCM(39949,39959) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 439¹ × 31¹ × 1289¹
LCM(39949,39959) = 1596322091