What is the Least Common Multiple of 39536 and 39554?

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 39536 and 39554 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39536 and 39554, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39536,39554) = 2
LCM(39536,39554) = ( 39536 × 39554) / 2
LCM(39536,39554) = 1563806944 / 2
LCM(39536,39554) = 781903472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39536 and 39554 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39536 and 39554. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39536 and 39554.

Prime Factorization of 39536

Prime Factorization of 39554

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39536 and 39554.

LCM(39536,39554) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 353¹ × 19777¹
LCM(39536,39554) = 781903472