What is the Least Common Multiple of 38812 and 38816?

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 38812 and 38816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38812 and 38816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38812,38816) = 4
LCM(38812,38816) = ( 38812 × 38816) / 4
LCM(38812,38816) = 1506526592 / 4
LCM(38812,38816) = 376631648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38812 and 38816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38812 and 38816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38812 and 38816.

Prime Factorization of 38812

Prime Factorization of 38816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38812 and 38816.

LCM(38812,38816) = 2⁵ × 31¹ × 313¹ × 1213¹
LCM(38812,38816) = 376631648