What is the Least Common Multiple of 39226 and 39231?

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 39226 and 39231 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39226 and 39231, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39226,39231) = 1
LCM(39226,39231) = ( 39226 × 39231) / 1
LCM(39226,39231) = 1538875206 / 1
LCM(39226,39231) = 1538875206

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39226 and 39231 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39226 and 39231. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39226 and 39231.

Prime Factorization of 39226

Prime Factorization of 39231

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39226 and 39231.

LCM(39226,39231) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1783¹ × 3³ × 1453¹
LCM(39226,39231) = 1538875206