What is the Least Common Multiple of 39261 and 39279?

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 39261 and 39279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39261 and 39279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39261,39279) = 3
LCM(39261,39279) = ( 39261 × 39279) / 3
LCM(39261,39279) = 1542132819 / 3
LCM(39261,39279) = 514044273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39261 and 39279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39261 and 39279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39261 and 39279.

Prime Factorization of 39261

Prime Factorization of 39279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39261 and 39279.

LCM(39261,39279) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 569¹ × 13093¹
LCM(39261,39279) = 514044273