What is the Least Common Multiple of 39338 and 39346?

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 39338 and 39346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39338 and 39346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39338,39346) = 2
LCM(39338,39346) = ( 39338 × 39346) / 2
LCM(39338,39346) = 1547792948 / 2
LCM(39338,39346) = 773896474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39338 and 39346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39338 and 39346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39338 and 39346.

Prime Factorization of 39338

Prime Factorization of 39346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39338 and 39346.

LCM(39338,39346) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 89¹ × 103¹ × 191¹
LCM(39338,39346) = 773896474