What is the Least Common Multiple of 38386 and 38398?

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 38386 and 38398 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38386 and 38398, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38386,38398) = 2
LCM(38386,38398) = ( 38386 × 38398) / 2
LCM(38386,38398) = 1473945628 / 2
LCM(38386,38398) = 736972814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38386 and 38398 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38386 and 38398. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38386 and 38398.

Prime Factorization of 38386

Prime Factorization of 38398

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38386 and 38398.

LCM(38386,38398) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1129¹ × 73¹ × 263¹
LCM(38386,38398) = 736972814