What is the Least Common Multiple of 39159 and 39172?

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 39159 and 39172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39159 and 39172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39159,39172) = 1
LCM(39159,39172) = ( 39159 × 39172) / 1
LCM(39159,39172) = 1533936348 / 1
LCM(39159,39172) = 1533936348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39159 and 39172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39159 and 39172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39159 and 39172.

Prime Factorization of 39159

Prime Factorization of 39172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39159 and 39172.

LCM(39159,39172) = 3² × 19¹ × 229¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 1399¹
LCM(39159,39172) = 1533936348