What is the Least Common Multiple of 39994 and 40014?

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 39994 and 40014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39994 and 40014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39994,40014) = 2
LCM(39994,40014) = ( 39994 × 40014) / 2
LCM(39994,40014) = 1600319916 / 2
LCM(39994,40014) = 800159958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39994 and 40014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39994 and 40014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39994 and 40014.

Prime Factorization of 39994

Prime Factorization of 40014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39994 and 40014.

LCM(39994,40014) = 2¹ × 19997¹ × 3⁴ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(39994,40014) = 800159958