What is the Least Common Multiple of 38410 and 38422?

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 38410 and 38422 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38410 and 38422, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38410,38422) = 2
LCM(38410,38422) = ( 38410 × 38422) / 2
LCM(38410,38422) = 1475789020 / 2
LCM(38410,38422) = 737894510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38410 and 38422 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38410 and 38422. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38410 and 38422.

Prime Factorization of 38410

Prime Factorization of 38422

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38410 and 38422.

LCM(38410,38422) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 167¹ × 19211¹
LCM(38410,38422) = 737894510