What is the Least Common Multiple of 38451 and 38458?

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 38451 and 38458 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38451 and 38458, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38451,38458) = 7
LCM(38451,38458) = ( 38451 × 38458) / 7
LCM(38451,38458) = 1478748558 / 7
LCM(38451,38458) = 211249794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38451 and 38458 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38451 and 38458. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38451 and 38458.

Prime Factorization of 38451

Prime Factorization of 38458

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38451 and 38458.

LCM(38451,38458) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1831¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 67¹
LCM(38451,38458) = 211249794