What is the Least Common Multiple of 38752 and 38764?

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 38752 and 38764 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38752 and 38764, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38752,38764) = 4
LCM(38752,38764) = ( 38752 × 38764) / 4
LCM(38752,38764) = 1502182528 / 4
LCM(38752,38764) = 375545632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38752 and 38764 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38752 and 38764. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38752 and 38764.

Prime Factorization of 38752

Prime Factorization of 38764

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38752 and 38764.

LCM(38752,38764) = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 173¹ × 11¹ × 881¹
LCM(38752,38764) = 375545632