What is the Least Common Multiple of 38346 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 38346 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 38346 and 38353, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38346,38353) = 7
LCM(38346,38353) = ( 38346 × 38353) / 7
LCM(38346,38353) = 1470684138 / 7
LCM(38346,38353) = 210097734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38346 and 38353 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38346 and 38353. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38346 and 38353.

Prime Factorization of 38346

Prime Factorization of 38353

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38346 and 38353.

LCM(38346,38353) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 83¹ × 5479¹
LCM(38346,38353) = 210097734