What is the Least Common Multiple of 39926 and 39946?

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 39926 and 39946 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39926 and 39946, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39926,39946) = 2
LCM(39926,39946) = ( 39926 × 39946) / 2
LCM(39926,39946) = 1594883996 / 2
LCM(39926,39946) = 797441998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39926 and 39946 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39926 and 39946. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39926 and 39946.

Prime Factorization of 39926

Prime Factorization of 39946

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39926 and 39946.

LCM(39926,39946) = 2¹ × 19963¹ × 19973¹
LCM(39926,39946) = 797441998