What is the Least Common Multiple of 39981 and 39995?

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 39981 and 39995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39981 and 39995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39981,39995) = 1
LCM(39981,39995) = ( 39981 × 39995) / 1
LCM(39981,39995) = 1599040095 / 1
LCM(39981,39995) = 1599040095

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39981 and 39995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39981 and 39995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39981 and 39995.

Prime Factorization of 39981

Prime Factorization of 39995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39981 and 39995.

LCM(39981,39995) = 3¹ × 13327¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 421¹
LCM(39981,39995) = 1599040095