What is the Least Common Multiple of 38550 and 38566?

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 38550 and 38566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38550 and 38566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38550,38566) = 2
LCM(38550,38566) = ( 38550 × 38566) / 2
LCM(38550,38566) = 1486719300 / 2
LCM(38550,38566) = 743359650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38550 and 38566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38550 and 38566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38550 and 38566.

Prime Factorization of 38550

Prime Factorization of 38566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38550 and 38566.

LCM(38550,38566) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 257¹ × 11¹ × 1753¹
LCM(38550,38566) = 743359650