What is the Least Common Multiple of 38460 and 38468?

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 38460 and 38468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38460 and 38468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38460,38468) = 4
LCM(38460,38468) = ( 38460 × 38468) / 4
LCM(38460,38468) = 1479479280 / 4
LCM(38460,38468) = 369869820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38460 and 38468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38460 and 38468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38460 and 38468.

Prime Factorization of 38460

Prime Factorization of 38468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38460 and 38468.

LCM(38460,38468) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 641¹ × 59¹ × 163¹
LCM(38460,38468) = 369869820