What is the Least Common Multiple of 38085 and 38100?

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 38085 and 38100 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38085 and 38100, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38085,38100) = 15
LCM(38085,38100) = ( 38085 × 38100) / 15
LCM(38085,38100) = 1451038500 / 15
LCM(38085,38100) = 96735900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38085 and 38100 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38085 and 38100. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38085 and 38100.

Prime Factorization of 38085

Prime Factorization of 38100

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38085 and 38100.

LCM(38085,38100) = 3¹ × 5² × 2539¹ × 2² × 127¹
LCM(38085,38100) = 96735900