What is the Least Common Multiple of 39950 and 39969?

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 39950 and 39969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39950 and 39969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39950,39969) = 1
LCM(39950,39969) = ( 39950 × 39969) / 1
LCM(39950,39969) = 1596761550 / 1
LCM(39950,39969) = 1596761550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39950 and 39969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39950 and 39969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39950 and 39969.

Prime Factorization of 39950

Prime Factorization of 39969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39950 and 39969.

LCM(39950,39969) = 2¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 47¹ × 3² × 4441¹
LCM(39950,39969) = 1596761550