What is the Least Common Multiple of 38500 and 38516?

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 38500 and 38516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38500 and 38516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38500,38516) = 4
LCM(38500,38516) = ( 38500 × 38516) / 4
LCM(38500,38516) = 1482866000 / 4
LCM(38500,38516) = 370716500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38500 and 38516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38500 and 38516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38500 and 38516.

Prime Factorization of 38500

Prime Factorization of 38516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38500 and 38516.

LCM(38500,38516) = 2² × 5³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 9629¹
LCM(38500,38516) = 370716500