What is the Least Common Multiple of 38696 and 38702?

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 38696 and 38702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38696 and 38702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38696,38702) = 2
LCM(38696,38702) = ( 38696 × 38702) / 2
LCM(38696,38702) = 1497612592 / 2
LCM(38696,38702) = 748806296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38696 and 38702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38696 and 38702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38696 and 38702.

Prime Factorization of 38696

Prime Factorization of 38702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38696 and 38702.

LCM(38696,38702) = 2³ × 7¹ × 691¹ × 37¹ × 523¹
LCM(38696,38702) = 748806296