What is the Least Common Multiple of 38355 and 38363?

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 38355 and 38363 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38355 and 38363, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38355,38363) = 1
LCM(38355,38363) = ( 38355 × 38363) / 1
LCM(38355,38363) = 1471412865 / 1
LCM(38355,38363) = 1471412865

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38355 and 38363 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38355 and 38363. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38355 and 38363.

Prime Factorization of 38355

Prime Factorization of 38363

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38355 and 38363.

LCM(38355,38363) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2557¹ × 13² × 227¹
LCM(38355,38363) = 1471412865