What is the Least Common Multiple of 39126 and 39132?

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 39126 and 39132 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39126 and 39132, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39126,39132) = 6
LCM(39126,39132) = ( 39126 × 39132) / 6
LCM(39126,39132) = 1531078632 / 6
LCM(39126,39132) = 255179772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39126 and 39132 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39126 and 39132. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39126 and 39132.

Prime Factorization of 39126

Prime Factorization of 39132

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39126 and 39132.

LCM(39126,39132) = 2² × 3² × 6521¹ × 1087¹
LCM(39126,39132) = 255179772