What is the Least Common Multiple of 38310 and 38330?

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 38310 and 38330 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38310 and 38330, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38310,38330) = 10
LCM(38310,38330) = ( 38310 × 38330) / 10
LCM(38310,38330) = 1468422300 / 10
LCM(38310,38330) = 146842230

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38310 and 38330 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38310 and 38330. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38310 and 38330.

Prime Factorization of 38310

Prime Factorization of 38330

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38310 and 38330.

LCM(38310,38330) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1277¹ × 3833¹
LCM(38310,38330) = 146842230