What is the Least Common Multiple of 38841 and 38847?

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 38841 and 38847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38841 and 38847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38841,38847) = 3
LCM(38841,38847) = ( 38841 × 38847) / 3
LCM(38841,38847) = 1508856327 / 3
LCM(38841,38847) = 502952109

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38841 and 38847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38841 and 38847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38841 and 38847.

Prime Factorization of 38841

Prime Factorization of 38847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38841 and 38847.

LCM(38841,38847) = 3¹ × 11² × 107¹ × 23¹ × 563¹
LCM(38841,38847) = 502952109