What is the Least Common Multiple of 38448 and 38462?

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 38448 and 38462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38448 and 38462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38448,38462) = 2
LCM(38448,38462) = ( 38448 × 38462) / 2
LCM(38448,38462) = 1478786976 / 2
LCM(38448,38462) = 739393488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38448 and 38462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38448 and 38462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38448 and 38462.

Prime Factorization of 38448

Prime Factorization of 38462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38448 and 38462.

LCM(38448,38462) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 89¹ × 19231¹
LCM(38448,38462) = 739393488