What is the Least Common Multiple of 39472 and 39476?

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 39472 and 39476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39472 and 39476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39472,39476) = 4
LCM(39472,39476) = ( 39472 × 39476) / 4
LCM(39472,39476) = 1558196672 / 4
LCM(39472,39476) = 389549168

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39472 and 39476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39472 and 39476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39472 and 39476.

Prime Factorization of 39472

Prime Factorization of 39476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39472 and 39476.

LCM(39472,39476) = 2⁴ × 2467¹ × 71¹ × 139¹
LCM(39472,39476) = 389549168