What is the Least Common Multiple of 39198 and 39203?

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 39198 and 39203 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39198 and 39203, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39198,39203) = 1
LCM(39198,39203) = ( 39198 × 39203) / 1
LCM(39198,39203) = 1536679194 / 1
LCM(39198,39203) = 1536679194

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39198 and 39203 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39198 and 39203. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39198 and 39203.

Prime Factorization of 39198

Prime Factorization of 39203

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39198 and 39203.

LCM(39198,39203) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 139¹ × 197¹ × 199¹
LCM(39198,39203) = 1536679194