What is the Least Common Multiple of 39236 and 39241?

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 39236 and 39241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39236 and 39241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39236,39241) = 1
LCM(39236,39241) = ( 39236 × 39241) / 1
LCM(39236,39241) = 1539659876 / 1
LCM(39236,39241) = 1539659876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39236 and 39241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39236 and 39241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39236 and 39241.

Prime Factorization of 39236

Prime Factorization of 39241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39236 and 39241.

LCM(39236,39241) = 2² × 17¹ × 577¹ × 39241¹
LCM(39236,39241) = 1539659876