What is the Least Common Multiple of 39604 and 39612?

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 39604 and 39612 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39604 and 39612, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39604,39612) = 4
LCM(39604,39612) = ( 39604 × 39612) / 4
LCM(39604,39612) = 1568793648 / 4
LCM(39604,39612) = 392198412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39604 and 39612 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39604 and 39612. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39604 and 39612.

Prime Factorization of 39604

Prime Factorization of 39612

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39604 and 39612.

LCM(39604,39612) = 2² × 9901¹ × 3¹ × 3301¹
LCM(39604,39612) = 392198412