What is the Least Common Multiple of 38761 and 38769?

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 38761 and 38769 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38761 and 38769, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38761,38769) = 1
LCM(38761,38769) = ( 38761 × 38769) / 1
LCM(38761,38769) = 1502725209 / 1
LCM(38761,38769) = 1502725209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38761 and 38769 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38761 and 38769. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38761 and 38769.

Prime Factorization of 38761

Prime Factorization of 38769

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38761 and 38769.

LCM(38761,38769) = 83¹ × 467¹ × 3¹ × 12923¹
LCM(38761,38769) = 1502725209