What is the Least Common Multiple of 38741 and 38761?

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 38761 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 38761, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38741,38761) = 1
LCM(38741,38761) = ( 38741 × 38761) / 1
LCM(38741,38761) = 1501639901 / 1
LCM(38741,38761) = 1501639901

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38741 and 38761 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38741 and 38761. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38741 and 38761.

Prime Factorization of 38741

Prime Factorization of 38761

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38741 and 38761.

LCM(38741,38761) = 19¹ × 2039¹ × 83¹ × 467¹
LCM(38741,38761) = 1501639901