What is the Least Common Multiple of 39838 and 39844?

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 39838 and 39844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39838 and 39844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39838,39844) = 2
LCM(39838,39844) = ( 39838 × 39844) / 2
LCM(39838,39844) = 1587305272 / 2
LCM(39838,39844) = 793652636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39838 and 39844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39838 and 39844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39838 and 39844.

Prime Factorization of 39838

Prime Factorization of 39844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39838 and 39844.

LCM(39838,39844) = 2² × 19919¹ × 7¹ × 1423¹
LCM(39838,39844) = 793652636