What is the Least Common Multiple of 38331 and 38350?

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 38331 and 38350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38331 and 38350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38331,38350) = 1
LCM(38331,38350) = ( 38331 × 38350) / 1
LCM(38331,38350) = 1469993850 / 1
LCM(38331,38350) = 1469993850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38331 and 38350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38331 and 38350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38331 and 38350.

Prime Factorization of 38331

Prime Factorization of 38350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38331 and 38350.

LCM(38331,38350) = 3² × 4259¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 59¹
LCM(38331,38350) = 1469993850