What is the Least Common Multiple of 39118 and 39122?

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 39118 and 39122 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39118 and 39122, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39118,39122) = 2
LCM(39118,39122) = ( 39118 × 39122) / 2
LCM(39118,39122) = 1530374396 / 2
LCM(39118,39122) = 765187198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39118 and 39122 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39118 and 39122. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39118 and 39122.

Prime Factorization of 39118

Prime Factorization of 39122

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39118 and 39122.

LCM(39118,39122) = 2¹ × 19559¹ × 31¹ × 631¹
LCM(39118,39122) = 765187198