What is the Least Common Multiple of 38811 and 38817?

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 38811 and 38817 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38811 and 38817, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38811,38817) = 3
LCM(38811,38817) = ( 38811 × 38817) / 3
LCM(38811,38817) = 1506526587 / 3
LCM(38811,38817) = 502175529

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38811 and 38817 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38811 and 38817. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38811 and 38817.

Prime Factorization of 38811

Prime Factorization of 38817

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38811 and 38817.

LCM(38811,38817) = 3² × 17¹ × 761¹ × 19¹ × 227¹
LCM(38811,38817) = 502175529