What is the Least Common Multiple of 39993 and 40007?

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 39993 and 40007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39993 and 40007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39993,40007) = 1
LCM(39993,40007) = ( 39993 × 40007) / 1
LCM(39993,40007) = 1599999951 / 1
LCM(39993,40007) = 1599999951

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39993 and 40007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39993 and 40007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39993 and 40007.

Prime Factorization of 39993

Prime Factorization of 40007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39993 and 40007.

LCM(39993,40007) = 3¹ × 13331¹ × 11¹ × 3637¹
LCM(39993,40007) = 1599999951