What is the Least Common Multiple of 39480 and 39486?

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 39480 and 39486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39480 and 39486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39480,39486) = 6
LCM(39480,39486) = ( 39480 × 39486) / 6
LCM(39480,39486) = 1558907280 / 6
LCM(39480,39486) = 259817880

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39480 and 39486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39480 and 39486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39480 and 39486.

Prime Factorization of 39480

Prime Factorization of 39486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39480 and 39486.

LCM(39480,39486) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 6581¹
LCM(39480,39486) = 259817880