What is the Least Common Multiple of 39144 and 39163?

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 39144 and 39163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39144 and 39163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39144,39163) = 1
LCM(39144,39163) = ( 39144 × 39163) / 1
LCM(39144,39163) = 1532996472 / 1
LCM(39144,39163) = 1532996472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39144 and 39163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39144 and 39163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39144 and 39163.

Prime Factorization of 39144

Prime Factorization of 39163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39144 and 39163.

LCM(39144,39163) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 233¹ × 39163¹
LCM(39144,39163) = 1532996472