What is the Least Common Multiple of 9939 and 9943?

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 9939 and 9943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9939 and 9943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9939,9943) = 1
LCM(9939,9943) = ( 9939 × 9943) / 1
LCM(9939,9943) = 98823477 / 1
LCM(9939,9943) = 98823477

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9939 and 9943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9939 and 9943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9939 and 9943.

Prime Factorization of 9939

Prime Factorization of 9943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9939 and 9943.

LCM(9939,9943) = 3¹ × 3313¹ × 61¹ × 163¹
LCM(9939,9943) = 98823477