What is the Least Common Multiple of 39981 and 40001?

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 40001 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 40001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39981,40001) = 1
LCM(39981,40001) = ( 39981 × 40001) / 1
LCM(39981,40001) = 1599279981 / 1
LCM(39981,40001) = 1599279981

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39981 and 40001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39981 and 40001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39981 and 40001.

Prime Factorization of 39981

Prime Factorization of 40001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39981 and 40001.

LCM(39981,40001) = 3¹ × 13327¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 181¹
LCM(39981,40001) = 1599279981