What is the Least Common Multiple of 39278 and 39297?

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 39297 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 39297, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39278,39297) = 1
LCM(39278,39297) = ( 39278 × 39297) / 1
LCM(39278,39297) = 1543507566 / 1
LCM(39278,39297) = 1543507566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39278 and 39297 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39278 and 39297. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39278 and 39297.

Prime Factorization of 39278

Prime Factorization of 39297

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39278 and 39297.

LCM(39278,39297) = 2¹ × 41¹ × 479¹ × 3¹ × 13099¹
LCM(39278,39297) = 1543507566