What is the Least Common Multiple of 38441 and 38450?

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 38441 and 38450 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38441 and 38450, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38441,38450) = 1
LCM(38441,38450) = ( 38441 × 38450) / 1
LCM(38441,38450) = 1478056450 / 1
LCM(38441,38450) = 1478056450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38441 and 38450 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38441 and 38450. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38441 and 38450.

Prime Factorization of 38441

Prime Factorization of 38450

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38441 and 38450.

LCM(38441,38450) = 13¹ × 2957¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 769¹
LCM(38441,38450) = 1478056450