What is the Least Common Multiple of 39348 and 39360?

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 39348 and 39360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39348 and 39360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39348,39360) = 12
LCM(39348,39360) = ( 39348 × 39360) / 12
LCM(39348,39360) = 1548737280 / 12
LCM(39348,39360) = 129061440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39348 and 39360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39348 and 39360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39348 and 39360.

Prime Factorization of 39348

Prime Factorization of 39360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39348 and 39360.

LCM(39348,39360) = 2⁶ × 3² × 1093¹ × 5¹ × 41¹
LCM(39348,39360) = 129061440