What is the Least Common Multiple of 39516 and 39525?

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 39516 and 39525 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39516 and 39525, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39516,39525) = 3
LCM(39516,39525) = ( 39516 × 39525) / 3
LCM(39516,39525) = 1561869900 / 3
LCM(39516,39525) = 520623300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39516 and 39525 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39516 and 39525. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39516 and 39525.

Prime Factorization of 39516

Prime Factorization of 39525

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39516 and 39525.

LCM(39516,39525) = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 89¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 31¹
LCM(39516,39525) = 520623300