What is the Least Common Multiple of 39006 and 39012?

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 39006 and 39012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39006 and 39012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39006,39012) = 6
LCM(39006,39012) = ( 39006 × 39012) / 6
LCM(39006,39012) = 1521702072 / 6
LCM(39006,39012) = 253617012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39006 and 39012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39006 and 39012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39006 and 39012.

Prime Factorization of 39006

Prime Factorization of 39012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39006 and 39012.

LCM(39006,39012) = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 197¹ × 3251¹
LCM(39006,39012) = 253617012