What is the Least Common Multiple of 39766 and 39778?

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 39766 and 39778 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39766 and 39778, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39766,39778) = 2
LCM(39766,39778) = ( 39766 × 39778) / 2
LCM(39766,39778) = 1581811948 / 2
LCM(39766,39778) = 790905974

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39766 and 39778 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39766 and 39778. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39766 and 39778.

Prime Factorization of 39766

Prime Factorization of 39778

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39766 and 39778.

LCM(39766,39778) = 2¹ × 59¹ × 337¹ × 19889¹
LCM(39766,39778) = 790905974