What is the Least Common Multiple of 39138 and 39149?

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 39138 and 39149 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39138 and 39149, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39138,39149) = 11
LCM(39138,39149) = ( 39138 × 39149) / 11
LCM(39138,39149) = 1532213562 / 11
LCM(39138,39149) = 139292142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39138 and 39149 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39138 and 39149. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39138 and 39149.

Prime Factorization of 39138

Prime Factorization of 39149

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39138 and 39149.

LCM(39138,39149) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 593¹ × 3559¹
LCM(39138,39149) = 139292142