What is the Least Common Multiple of 38828 and 38834?

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 38828 and 38834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38828 and 38834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38828,38834) = 2
LCM(38828,38834) = ( 38828 × 38834) / 2
LCM(38828,38834) = 1507846552 / 2
LCM(38828,38834) = 753923276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38828 and 38834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38828 and 38834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38828 and 38834.

Prime Factorization of 38828

Prime Factorization of 38834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38828 and 38834.

LCM(38828,38834) = 2² × 17¹ × 571¹ × 19417¹
LCM(38828,38834) = 753923276