What is the Least Common Multiple of 39656 and 39666?

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 39656 and 39666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39656 and 39666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39656,39666) = 2
LCM(39656,39666) = ( 39656 × 39666) / 2
LCM(39656,39666) = 1572994896 / 2
LCM(39656,39666) = 786497448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39656 and 39666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39656 and 39666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39656 and 39666.

Prime Factorization of 39656

Prime Factorization of 39666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39656 and 39666.

LCM(39656,39666) = 2³ × 4957¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 601¹
LCM(39656,39666) = 786497448