What is the Least Common Multiple of 39826 and 39838?

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 39826 and 39838 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39826 and 39838, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39826,39838) = 2
LCM(39826,39838) = ( 39826 × 39838) / 2
LCM(39826,39838) = 1586588188 / 2
LCM(39826,39838) = 793294094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39826 and 39838 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39826 and 39838. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39826 and 39838.

Prime Factorization of 39826

Prime Factorization of 39838

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39826 and 39838.

LCM(39826,39838) = 2¹ × 19913¹ × 19919¹
LCM(39826,39838) = 793294094