What is the Least Common Multiple of 38074 and 38082?

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 38074 and 38082 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38074 and 38082, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38074,38082) = 2
LCM(38074,38082) = ( 38074 × 38082) / 2
LCM(38074,38082) = 1449934068 / 2
LCM(38074,38082) = 724967034

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38074 and 38082 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38074 and 38082. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38074 and 38082.

Prime Factorization of 38074

Prime Factorization of 38082

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38074 and 38082.

LCM(38074,38082) = 2¹ × 19037¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 577¹
LCM(38074,38082) = 724967034