What is the Least Common Multiple of 38000 and 38006?

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 38000 and 38006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38000 and 38006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38000,38006) = 2
LCM(38000,38006) = ( 38000 × 38006) / 2
LCM(38000,38006) = 1444228000 / 2
LCM(38000,38006) = 722114000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38000 and 38006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38000 and 38006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38000 and 38006.

Prime Factorization of 38000

Prime Factorization of 38006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38000 and 38006.

LCM(38000,38006) = 2⁴ × 5³ × 19¹ × 31¹ × 613¹
LCM(38000,38006) = 722114000