What is the Least Common Multiple of 38371 and 38379?

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 38371 and 38379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38371 and 38379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38371,38379) = 1
LCM(38371,38379) = ( 38371 × 38379) / 1
LCM(38371,38379) = 1472640609 / 1
LCM(38371,38379) = 1472640609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38371 and 38379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38371 and 38379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38371 and 38379.

Prime Factorization of 38371

Prime Factorization of 38379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38371 and 38379.

LCM(38371,38379) = 38371¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1163¹
LCM(38371,38379) = 1472640609