What is the Least Common Multiple of 38491 and 38507?

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 38491 and 38507 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38491 and 38507, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38491,38507) = 1
LCM(38491,38507) = ( 38491 × 38507) / 1
LCM(38491,38507) = 1482172937 / 1
LCM(38491,38507) = 1482172937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38491 and 38507 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38491 and 38507. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38491 and 38507.

Prime Factorization of 38491

Prime Factorization of 38507

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38491 and 38507.

LCM(38491,38507) = 61¹ × 631¹ × 7¹ × 5501¹
LCM(38491,38507) = 1482172937