What is the Least Common Multiple of 38818 and 38822?

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 38818 and 38822 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38818 and 38822, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38818,38822) = 2
LCM(38818,38822) = ( 38818 × 38822) / 2
LCM(38818,38822) = 1506992396 / 2
LCM(38818,38822) = 753496198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38818 and 38822 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38818 and 38822. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38818 and 38822.

Prime Factorization of 38818

Prime Factorization of 38822

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38818 and 38822.

LCM(38818,38822) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1493¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 59¹
LCM(38818,38822) = 753496198