What is the Least Common Multiple of 39198 and 39204?

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 39204 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 39204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39198,39204) = 6
LCM(39198,39204) = ( 39198 × 39204) / 6
LCM(39198,39204) = 1536718392 / 6
LCM(39198,39204) = 256119732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39198 and 39204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39198 and 39204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39198 and 39204.

Prime Factorization of 39198

Prime Factorization of 39204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39198 and 39204.

LCM(39198,39204) = 2² × 3⁴ × 47¹ × 139¹ × 11²
LCM(39198,39204) = 256119732