What is the Least Common Multiple of 39268 and 39287?

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 39268 and 39287 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39268 and 39287, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39268,39287) = 1
LCM(39268,39287) = ( 39268 × 39287) / 1
LCM(39268,39287) = 1542721916 / 1
LCM(39268,39287) = 1542721916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39268 and 39287 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39268 and 39287. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39268 and 39287.

Prime Factorization of 39268

Prime Factorization of 39287

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39268 and 39287.

LCM(39268,39287) = 2² × 9817¹ × 17¹ × 2311¹
LCM(39268,39287) = 1542721916