What is the Least Common Multiple of 39576 and 39582?

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 39576 and 39582 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39576 and 39582, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39576,39582) = 6
LCM(39576,39582) = ( 39576 × 39582) / 6
LCM(39576,39582) = 1566497232 / 6
LCM(39576,39582) = 261082872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39576 and 39582 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39576 and 39582. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39576 and 39582.

Prime Factorization of 39576

Prime Factorization of 39582

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39576 and 39582.

LCM(39576,39582) = 2³ × 3³ × 17¹ × 97¹ × 733¹
LCM(39576,39582) = 261082872