What is the Least Common Multiple of 38045 and 38059?

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 38045 and 38059 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38045 and 38059, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38045,38059) = 7
LCM(38045,38059) = ( 38045 × 38059) / 7
LCM(38045,38059) = 1447954655 / 7
LCM(38045,38059) = 206850665

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38045 and 38059 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38045 and 38059. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38045 and 38059.

Prime Factorization of 38045

Prime Factorization of 38059

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38045 and 38059.

LCM(38045,38059) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1087¹ × 5437¹
LCM(38045,38059) = 206850665