What is the Least Common Multiple of 39356 and 39368?

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 39356 and 39368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39356 and 39368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39356,39368) = 4
LCM(39356,39368) = ( 39356 × 39368) / 4
LCM(39356,39368) = 1549367008 / 4
LCM(39356,39368) = 387341752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39356 and 39368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39356 and 39368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39356 and 39368.

Prime Factorization of 39356

Prime Factorization of 39368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39356 and 39368.

LCM(39356,39368) = 2³ × 9839¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 37¹
LCM(39356,39368) = 387341752