What is the Least Common Multiple of 38822 and 38829?

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 38822 and 38829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38822 and 38829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38822,38829) = 7
LCM(38822,38829) = ( 38822 × 38829) / 7
LCM(38822,38829) = 1507419438 / 7
LCM(38822,38829) = 215345634

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38822 and 38829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38822 and 38829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38822 and 38829.

Prime Factorization of 38822

Prime Factorization of 38829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38822 and 38829.

LCM(38822,38829) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 43²
LCM(38822,38829) = 215345634