What is the Least Common Multiple of 38730 and 38741?

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 38730 and 38741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38730 and 38741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38730,38741) = 1
LCM(38730,38741) = ( 38730 × 38741) / 1
LCM(38730,38741) = 1500438930 / 1
LCM(38730,38741) = 1500438930

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38730 and 38741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38730 and 38741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38730 and 38741.

Prime Factorization of 38730

Prime Factorization of 38741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38730 and 38741.

LCM(38730,38741) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1291¹ × 19¹ × 2039¹
LCM(38730,38741) = 1500438930