What is the Least Common Multiple of 39218 and 39230?

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 39218 and 39230 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39218 and 39230, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39218,39230) = 2
LCM(39218,39230) = ( 39218 × 39230) / 2
LCM(39218,39230) = 1538522140 / 2
LCM(39218,39230) = 769261070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39218 and 39230 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39218 and 39230. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39218 and 39230.

Prime Factorization of 39218

Prime Factorization of 39230

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39218 and 39230.

LCM(39218,39230) = 2¹ × 19609¹ × 5¹ × 3923¹
LCM(39218,39230) = 769261070