What is the Least Common Multiple of 38388 and 38396?

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 38388 and 38396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38388 and 38396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38388,38396) = 4
LCM(38388,38396) = ( 38388 × 38396) / 4
LCM(38388,38396) = 1473945648 / 4
LCM(38388,38396) = 368486412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38388 and 38396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38388 and 38396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38388 and 38396.

Prime Factorization of 38388

Prime Factorization of 38396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38388 and 38396.

LCM(38388,38396) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 457¹ × 29¹ × 331¹
LCM(38388,38396) = 368486412