What is the Least Common Multiple of 39226 and 39236?

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 39236 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 39236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39226,39236) = 2
LCM(39226,39236) = ( 39226 × 39236) / 2
LCM(39226,39236) = 1539071336 / 2
LCM(39226,39236) = 769535668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39226 and 39236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39226 and 39236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39226 and 39236.

Prime Factorization of 39226

Prime Factorization of 39236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39226 and 39236.

LCM(39226,39236) = 2² × 11¹ × 1783¹ × 17¹ × 577¹
LCM(39226,39236) = 769535668