What is the Least Common Multiple of 39046 and 39062?

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 39046 and 39062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39046 and 39062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39046,39062) = 2
LCM(39046,39062) = ( 39046 × 39062) / 2
LCM(39046,39062) = 1525214852 / 2
LCM(39046,39062) = 762607426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39046 and 39062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39046 and 39062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39046 and 39062.

Prime Factorization of 39046

Prime Factorization of 39062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39046 and 39062.

LCM(39046,39062) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2789¹ × 19531¹
LCM(39046,39062) = 762607426