What is the Least Common Multiple of 38027 and 38032?

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 38027 and 38032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38027 and 38032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38027,38032) = 1
LCM(38027,38032) = ( 38027 × 38032) / 1
LCM(38027,38032) = 1446242864 / 1
LCM(38027,38032) = 1446242864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38027 and 38032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38027 and 38032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38027 and 38032.

Prime Factorization of 38027

Prime Factorization of 38032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38027 and 38032.

LCM(38027,38032) = 11¹ × 3457¹ × 2⁴ × 2377¹
LCM(38027,38032) = 1446242864