What is the Least Common Multiple of 39357 and 39374?

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 39374 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 39374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39357,39374) = 1
LCM(39357,39374) = ( 39357 × 39374) / 1
LCM(39357,39374) = 1549642518 / 1
LCM(39357,39374) = 1549642518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39357 and 39374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39357 and 39374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39357 and 39374.

Prime Factorization of 39357

Prime Factorization of 39374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39357 and 39374.

LCM(39357,39374) = 3² × 4373¹ × 2¹ × 19687¹
LCM(39357,39374) = 1549642518