What is the Least Common Multiple of 38562 and 38570?

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 38562 and 38570 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38562 and 38570, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38562,38570) = 2
LCM(38562,38570) = ( 38562 × 38570) / 2
LCM(38562,38570) = 1487336340 / 2
LCM(38562,38570) = 743668170

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38562 and 38570 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38562 and 38570. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38562 and 38570.

Prime Factorization of 38562

Prime Factorization of 38570

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38562 and 38570.

LCM(38562,38570) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6427¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 29¹
LCM(38562,38570) = 743668170