What is the Least Common Multiple of 38045 and 38065?

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 38065 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 38065, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38045,38065) = 5
LCM(38045,38065) = ( 38045 × 38065) / 5
LCM(38045,38065) = 1448182925 / 5
LCM(38045,38065) = 289636585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38045 and 38065 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38045 and 38065. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38045 and 38065.

Prime Factorization of 38045

Prime Factorization of 38065

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38045 and 38065.

LCM(38045,38065) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1087¹ × 23¹ × 331¹
LCM(38045,38065) = 289636585