What is the Least Common Multiple of 38840 and 38859?

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 38840 and 38859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38840 and 38859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38840,38859) = 1
LCM(38840,38859) = ( 38840 × 38859) / 1
LCM(38840,38859) = 1509283560 / 1
LCM(38840,38859) = 1509283560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38840 and 38859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38840 and 38859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38840 and 38859.

Prime Factorization of 38840

Prime Factorization of 38859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38840 and 38859.

LCM(38840,38859) = 2³ × 5¹ × 971¹ × 3¹ × 12953¹
LCM(38840,38859) = 1509283560