What is the Least Common Multiple of 39328 and 39332?

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 39328 and 39332 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39328 and 39332, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39328,39332) = 4
LCM(39328,39332) = ( 39328 × 39332) / 4
LCM(39328,39332) = 1546848896 / 4
LCM(39328,39332) = 386712224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39328 and 39332 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39328 and 39332. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39328 and 39332.

Prime Factorization of 39328

Prime Factorization of 39332

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39328 and 39332.

LCM(39328,39332) = 2⁵ × 1229¹ × 9833¹
LCM(39328,39332) = 386712224