What is the Least Common Multiple of 39952 and 39967?

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 39952 and 39967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39952 and 39967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39952,39967) = 1
LCM(39952,39967) = ( 39952 × 39967) / 1
LCM(39952,39967) = 1596761584 / 1
LCM(39952,39967) = 1596761584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39952 and 39967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39952 and 39967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39952 and 39967.

Prime Factorization of 39952

Prime Factorization of 39967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39952 and 39967.

LCM(39952,39967) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 227¹ × 17¹ × 2351¹
LCM(39952,39967) = 1596761584