What is the Least Common Multiple of 39104 and 39120?

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 39104 and 39120 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39104 and 39120, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39104,39120) = 16
LCM(39104,39120) = ( 39104 × 39120) / 16
LCM(39104,39120) = 1529748480 / 16
LCM(39104,39120) = 95609280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39104 and 39120 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39104 and 39120. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39104 and 39120.

Prime Factorization of 39104

Prime Factorization of 39120

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39104 and 39120.

LCM(39104,39120) = 2⁶ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 163¹
LCM(39104,39120) = 95609280