What is the Least Common Multiple of 39042 and 39051?

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 39042 and 39051 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39042 and 39051, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39042,39051) = 9
LCM(39042,39051) = ( 39042 × 39051) / 9
LCM(39042,39051) = 1524629142 / 9
LCM(39042,39051) = 169403238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39042 and 39051 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39042 and 39051. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39042 and 39051.

Prime Factorization of 39042

Prime Factorization of 39051

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39042 and 39051.

LCM(39042,39051) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 241¹ × 4339¹
LCM(39042,39051) = 169403238