What is the Least Common Multiple of 39594 and 39606?

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 39594 and 39606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39594 and 39606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39594,39606) = 6
LCM(39594,39606) = ( 39594 × 39606) / 6
LCM(39594,39606) = 1568159964 / 6
LCM(39594,39606) = 261359994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39594 and 39606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39594 and 39606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39594 and 39606.

Prime Factorization of 39594

Prime Factorization of 39606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39594 and 39606.

LCM(39594,39606) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6599¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 41¹
LCM(39594,39606) = 261359994