What is the Least Common Multiple of 39142 and 39154?

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 39142 and 39154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39142 and 39154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39142,39154) = 2
LCM(39142,39154) = ( 39142 × 39154) / 2
LCM(39142,39154) = 1532565868 / 2
LCM(39142,39154) = 766282934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39142 and 39154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39142 and 39154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39142 and 39154.

Prime Factorization of 39142

Prime Factorization of 39154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39142 and 39154.

LCM(39142,39154) = 2¹ × 19571¹ × 19577¹
LCM(39142,39154) = 766282934