What is the Least Common Multiple of 38035 and 38042?

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 38035 and 38042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38035 and 38042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38035,38042) = 1
LCM(38035,38042) = ( 38035 × 38042) / 1
LCM(38035,38042) = 1446927470 / 1
LCM(38035,38042) = 1446927470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38035 and 38042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38035 and 38042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38035 and 38042.

Prime Factorization of 38035

Prime Factorization of 38042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38035 and 38042.

LCM(38035,38042) = 5¹ × 7607¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 827¹
LCM(38035,38042) = 1446927470