What is the Least Common Multiple of 39278 and 39290?

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 39278 and 39290 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39278 and 39290, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39278,39290) = 2
LCM(39278,39290) = ( 39278 × 39290) / 2
LCM(39278,39290) = 1543232620 / 2
LCM(39278,39290) = 771616310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39278 and 39290 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39278 and 39290. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39278 and 39290.

Prime Factorization of 39278

Prime Factorization of 39290

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39278 and 39290.

LCM(39278,39290) = 2¹ × 41¹ × 479¹ × 5¹ × 3929¹
LCM(39278,39290) = 771616310