What is the Least Common Multiple of 38342 and 38353?

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 38342 and 38353 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38342 and 38353, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38342,38353) = 1
LCM(38342,38353) = ( 38342 × 38353) / 1
LCM(38342,38353) = 1470530726 / 1
LCM(38342,38353) = 1470530726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38342 and 38353 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38342 and 38353. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38342 and 38353.

Prime Factorization of 38342

Prime Factorization of 38353

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38342 and 38353.

LCM(38342,38353) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1009¹ × 7¹ × 5479¹
LCM(38342,38353) = 1470530726