What is the Least Common Multiple of 39004 and 39016?

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 39004 and 39016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39004 and 39016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39004,39016) = 4
LCM(39004,39016) = ( 39004 × 39016) / 4
LCM(39004,39016) = 1521780064 / 4
LCM(39004,39016) = 380445016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39004 and 39016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39004 and 39016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39004 and 39016.

Prime Factorization of 39004

Prime Factorization of 39016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39004 and 39016.

LCM(39004,39016) = 2³ × 7² × 199¹ × 4877¹
LCM(39004,39016) = 380445016