What is the Least Common Multiple of 38255 and 38262?

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 38255 and 38262 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38255 and 38262, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38255,38262) = 7
LCM(38255,38262) = ( 38255 × 38262) / 7
LCM(38255,38262) = 1463712810 / 7
LCM(38255,38262) = 209101830

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38255 and 38262 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38255 and 38262. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38255 and 38262.

Prime Factorization of 38255

Prime Factorization of 38262

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38255 and 38262.

LCM(38255,38262) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1093¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 911¹
LCM(38255,38262) = 209101830