What is the Least Common Multiple of 39246 and 39261?

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 39246 and 39261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39246 and 39261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39246,39261) = 3
LCM(39246,39261) = ( 39246 × 39261) / 3
LCM(39246,39261) = 1540837206 / 3
LCM(39246,39261) = 513612402

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39246 and 39261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39246 and 39261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39246 and 39261.

Prime Factorization of 39246

Prime Factorization of 39261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39246 and 39261.

LCM(39246,39261) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 211¹ × 23¹ × 569¹
LCM(39246,39261) = 513612402