What is the Least Common Multiple of 38218 and 38224?

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 38218 and 38224 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38218 and 38224, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38218,38224) = 2
LCM(38218,38224) = ( 38218 × 38224) / 2
LCM(38218,38224) = 1460844832 / 2
LCM(38218,38224) = 730422416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38218 and 38224 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38218 and 38224. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38218 and 38224.

Prime Factorization of 38218

Prime Factorization of 38224

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38218 and 38224.

LCM(38218,38224) = 2⁴ × 97¹ × 197¹ × 2389¹
LCM(38218,38224) = 730422416