What is the Least Common Multiple of 39985 and 39993?

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 39985 and 39993 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39985 and 39993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39985,39993) = 1
LCM(39985,39993) = ( 39985 × 39993) / 1
LCM(39985,39993) = 1599120105 / 1
LCM(39985,39993) = 1599120105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39985 and 39993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39985 and 39993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39985 and 39993.

Prime Factorization of 39985

Prime Factorization of 39993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39985 and 39993.

LCM(39985,39993) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 727¹ × 3¹ × 13331¹
LCM(39985,39993) = 1599120105