What is the Least Common Multiple of 38359 and 38376?

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 38359 and 38376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38359 and 38376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38359,38376) = 1
LCM(38359,38376) = ( 38359 × 38376) / 1
LCM(38359,38376) = 1472064984 / 1
LCM(38359,38376) = 1472064984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38359 and 38376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38359 and 38376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38359 and 38376.

Prime Factorization of 38359

Prime Factorization of 38376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38359 and 38376.

LCM(38359,38376) = 89¹ × 431¹ × 2³ × 3² × 13¹ × 41¹
LCM(38359,38376) = 1472064984