What is the Least Common Multiple of 38245 and 38265?

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 38245 and 38265 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38245 and 38265, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38245,38265) = 5
LCM(38245,38265) = ( 38245 × 38265) / 5
LCM(38245,38265) = 1463444925 / 5
LCM(38245,38265) = 292688985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38245 and 38265 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38245 and 38265. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38245 and 38265.

Prime Factorization of 38245

Prime Factorization of 38265

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38245 and 38265.

LCM(38245,38265) = 5¹ × 7649¹ × 3¹ × 2551¹
LCM(38245,38265) = 292688985