What is the Least Common Multiple of 39357 and 39366?

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 39357 and 39366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39357 and 39366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39357,39366) = 9
LCM(39357,39366) = ( 39357 × 39366) / 9
LCM(39357,39366) = 1549327662 / 9
LCM(39357,39366) = 172147518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39357 and 39366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39357 and 39366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39357 and 39366.

Prime Factorization of 39357

Prime Factorization of 39366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39357 and 39366.

LCM(39357,39366) = 3⁹ × 4373¹ × 2¹
LCM(39357,39366) = 172147518