What is the Least Common Multiple of 39824 and 39837?

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 39824 and 39837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39824 and 39837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39824,39837) = 1
LCM(39824,39837) = ( 39824 × 39837) / 1
LCM(39824,39837) = 1586468688 / 1
LCM(39824,39837) = 1586468688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39824 and 39837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39824 and 39837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39824 and 39837.

Prime Factorization of 39824

Prime Factorization of 39837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39824 and 39837.

LCM(39824,39837) = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 131¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 271¹
LCM(39824,39837) = 1586468688