What is the Least Common Multiple of 39476 and 39496?

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 39476 and 39496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39476 and 39496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39476,39496) = 4
LCM(39476,39496) = ( 39476 × 39496) / 4
LCM(39476,39496) = 1559144096 / 4
LCM(39476,39496) = 389786024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39476 and 39496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39476 and 39496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39476 and 39496.

Prime Factorization of 39476

Prime Factorization of 39496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39476 and 39496.

LCM(39476,39496) = 2³ × 71¹ × 139¹ × 4937¹
LCM(39476,39496) = 389786024