What is the Least Common Multiple of 39388 and 39401?

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 39388 and 39401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39388 and 39401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39388,39401) = 1
LCM(39388,39401) = ( 39388 × 39401) / 1
LCM(39388,39401) = 1551926588 / 1
LCM(39388,39401) = 1551926588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39388 and 39401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39388 and 39401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39388 and 39401.

Prime Factorization of 39388

Prime Factorization of 39401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39388 and 39401.

LCM(39388,39401) = 2² × 43¹ × 229¹ × 31² × 41¹
LCM(39388,39401) = 1551926588