What is the Least Common Multiple of 39774 and 39786?

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 39774 and 39786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39774 and 39786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39774,39786) = 6
LCM(39774,39786) = ( 39774 × 39786) / 6
LCM(39774,39786) = 1582448364 / 6
LCM(39774,39786) = 263741394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39774 and 39786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39774 and 39786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39774 and 39786.

Prime Factorization of 39774

Prime Factorization of 39786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39774 and 39786.

LCM(39774,39786) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 947¹ × 19¹ × 349¹
LCM(39774,39786) = 263741394