What is the Least Common Multiple of 38356 and 38364?

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 38356 and 38364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38356 and 38364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38356,38364) = 4
LCM(38356,38364) = ( 38356 × 38364) / 4
LCM(38356,38364) = 1471489584 / 4
LCM(38356,38364) = 367872396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38356 and 38364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38356 and 38364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38356 and 38364.

Prime Factorization of 38356

Prime Factorization of 38364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38356 and 38364.

LCM(38356,38364) = 2² × 43¹ × 223¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 139¹
LCM(38356,38364) = 367872396