What is the Least Common Multiple of 38741 and 38758?

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 38741 and 38758 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38741 and 38758, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38741,38758) = 1
LCM(38741,38758) = ( 38741 × 38758) / 1
LCM(38741,38758) = 1501523678 / 1
LCM(38741,38758) = 1501523678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38741 and 38758 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38741 and 38758. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38741 and 38758.

Prime Factorization of 38741

Prime Factorization of 38758

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38741 and 38758.

LCM(38741,38758) = 19¹ × 2039¹ × 2¹ × 19379¹
LCM(38741,38758) = 1501523678