What is the Least Common Multiple of 39549 and 39558?

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 39549 and 39558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39549 and 39558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39549,39558) = 3
LCM(39549,39558) = ( 39549 × 39558) / 3
LCM(39549,39558) = 1564479342 / 3
LCM(39549,39558) = 521493114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39549 and 39558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39549 and 39558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39549 and 39558.

Prime Factorization of 39549

Prime Factorization of 39558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39549 and 39558.

LCM(39549,39558) = 3¹ × 13183¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 347¹
LCM(39549,39558) = 521493114