What is the Least Common Multiple of 39506 and 39522?

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 39506 and 39522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39506 and 39522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39506,39522) = 2
LCM(39506,39522) = ( 39506 × 39522) / 2
LCM(39506,39522) = 1561356132 / 2
LCM(39506,39522) = 780678066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39506 and 39522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39506 and 39522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39506 and 39522.

Prime Factorization of 39506

Prime Factorization of 39522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39506 and 39522.

LCM(39506,39522) = 2¹ × 19753¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 941¹
LCM(39506,39522) = 780678066