What is the Least Common Multiple of 39304 and 39309?

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 39304 and 39309 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39304 and 39309, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39304,39309) = 1
LCM(39304,39309) = ( 39304 × 39309) / 1
LCM(39304,39309) = 1545000936 / 1
LCM(39304,39309) = 1545000936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39304 and 39309 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39304 and 39309. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39304 and 39309.

Prime Factorization of 39304

Prime Factorization of 39309

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39304 and 39309.

LCM(39304,39309) = 2³ × 17³ × 3¹ × 13103¹
LCM(39304,39309) = 1545000936