What is the Least Common Multiple of 39237 and 39257?

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 39237 and 39257 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39237 and 39257, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39237,39257) = 1
LCM(39237,39257) = ( 39237 × 39257) / 1
LCM(39237,39257) = 1540326909 / 1
LCM(39237,39257) = 1540326909

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39237 and 39257 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39237 and 39257. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39237 and 39257.

Prime Factorization of 39237

Prime Factorization of 39257

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39237 and 39257.

LCM(39237,39257) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 41¹ × 37¹ × 1061¹
LCM(39237,39257) = 1540326909