What is the Least Common Multiple of 38802 and 38811?

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 38802 and 38811 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38802 and 38811, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38802,38811) = 3
LCM(38802,38811) = ( 38802 × 38811) / 3
LCM(38802,38811) = 1505944422 / 3
LCM(38802,38811) = 501981474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38802 and 38811 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38802 and 38811. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38802 and 38811.

Prime Factorization of 38802

Prime Factorization of 38811

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38802 and 38811.

LCM(38802,38811) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 223¹ × 17¹ × 761¹
LCM(38802,38811) = 501981474