What is the Least Common Multiple of 39802 and 39806?

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 39802 and 39806 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39802 and 39806, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39802,39806) = 2
LCM(39802,39806) = ( 39802 × 39806) / 2
LCM(39802,39806) = 1584358412 / 2
LCM(39802,39806) = 792179206

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39802 and 39806 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39802 and 39806. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39802 and 39806.

Prime Factorization of 39802

Prime Factorization of 39806

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39802 and 39806.

LCM(39802,39806) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2843¹ × 13¹ × 1531¹
LCM(39802,39806) = 792179206