What is the Least Common Multiple of 39356 and 39376?

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 39376 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 39376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39356,39376) = 4
LCM(39356,39376) = ( 39356 × 39376) / 4
LCM(39356,39376) = 1549681856 / 4
LCM(39356,39376) = 387420464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39356 and 39376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39356 and 39376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39356 and 39376.

Prime Factorization of 39356

Prime Factorization of 39376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39356 and 39376.

LCM(39356,39376) = 2⁴ × 9839¹ × 23¹ × 107¹
LCM(39356,39376) = 387420464