What is the Least Common Multiple of 38735 and 38745?

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 38735 and 38745 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38735 and 38745, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38735,38745) = 5
LCM(38735,38745) = ( 38735 × 38745) / 5
LCM(38735,38745) = 1500787575 / 5
LCM(38735,38745) = 300157515

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38735 and 38745 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38735 and 38745. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38735 and 38745.

Prime Factorization of 38735

Prime Factorization of 38745

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38735 and 38745.

LCM(38735,38745) = 5¹ × 61¹ × 127¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 41¹
LCM(38735,38745) = 300157515