What is the Least Common Multiple of 39726 and 39745?

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 39726 and 39745 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39726 and 39745, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39726,39745) = 1
LCM(39726,39745) = ( 39726 × 39745) / 1
LCM(39726,39745) = 1578909870 / 1
LCM(39726,39745) = 1578909870

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39726 and 39745 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39726 and 39745. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39726 and 39745.

Prime Factorization of 39726

Prime Factorization of 39745

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39726 and 39745.

LCM(39726,39745) = 2¹ × 3² × 2207¹ × 5¹ × 7949¹
LCM(39726,39745) = 1578909870