What is the Least Common Multiple of 39708 and 39718?

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 39708 and 39718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39708 and 39718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39708,39718) = 2
LCM(39708,39718) = ( 39708 × 39718) / 2
LCM(39708,39718) = 1577122344 / 2
LCM(39708,39718) = 788561172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39708 and 39718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39708 and 39718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39708 and 39718.

Prime Factorization of 39708

Prime Factorization of 39718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39708 and 39718.

LCM(39708,39718) = 2² × 3² × 1103¹ × 7¹ × 2837¹
LCM(39708,39718) = 788561172