What is the Least Common Multiple of 38172 and 38178?

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 38172 and 38178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38172 and 38178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38172,38178) = 6
LCM(38172,38178) = ( 38172 × 38178) / 6
LCM(38172,38178) = 1457330616 / 6
LCM(38172,38178) = 242888436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38172 and 38178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38172 and 38178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38172 and 38178.

Prime Factorization of 38172

Prime Factorization of 38178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38172 and 38178.

LCM(38172,38178) = 2² × 3³ × 3181¹ × 7¹ × 101¹
LCM(38172,38178) = 242888436