What is the Least Common Multiple of 39238 and 39242?

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 39238 and 39242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39238 and 39242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39238,39242) = 2
LCM(39238,39242) = ( 39238 × 39242) / 2
LCM(39238,39242) = 1539777596 / 2
LCM(39238,39242) = 769888798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39238 and 39242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39238 and 39242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39238 and 39242.

Prime Factorization of 39238

Prime Factorization of 39242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39238 and 39242.

LCM(39238,39242) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 853¹ × 7¹ × 2803¹
LCM(39238,39242) = 769888798