What is the Least Common Multiple of 39737 and 39746?

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 39737 and 39746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39737 and 39746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39737,39746) = 1
LCM(39737,39746) = ( 39737 × 39746) / 1
LCM(39737,39746) = 1579386802 / 1
LCM(39737,39746) = 1579386802

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39737 and 39746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39737 and 39746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39737 and 39746.

Prime Factorization of 39737

Prime Factorization of 39746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39737 and 39746.

LCM(39737,39746) = 79¹ × 503¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 167¹
LCM(39737,39746) = 1579386802