What is the Least Common Multiple of 39282 and 39300?

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 39282 and 39300 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39282 and 39300, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39282,39300) = 6
LCM(39282,39300) = ( 39282 × 39300) / 6
LCM(39282,39300) = 1543782600 / 6
LCM(39282,39300) = 257297100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39282 and 39300 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39282 and 39300. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39282 and 39300.

Prime Factorization of 39282

Prime Factorization of 39300

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39282 and 39300.

LCM(39282,39300) = 2² × 3¹ × 6547¹ × 5² × 131¹
LCM(39282,39300) = 257297100