What is the Least Common Multiple of 38522 and 38526?

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 38522 and 38526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38522 and 38526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38522,38526) = 2
LCM(38522,38526) = ( 38522 × 38526) / 2
LCM(38522,38526) = 1484098572 / 2
LCM(38522,38526) = 742049286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38522 and 38526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38522 and 38526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38522 and 38526.

Prime Factorization of 38522

Prime Factorization of 38526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38522 and 38526.

LCM(38522,38526) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 103¹ × 3¹ × 6421¹
LCM(38522,38526) = 742049286