What is the Least Common Multiple of 38843 and 38849?

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 38843 and 38849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38843 and 38849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38843,38849) = 1
LCM(38843,38849) = ( 38843 × 38849) / 1
LCM(38843,38849) = 1509011707 / 1
LCM(38843,38849) = 1509011707

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38843 and 38849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38843 and 38849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38843 and 38849.

Prime Factorization of 38843

Prime Factorization of 38849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38843 and 38849.

LCM(38843,38849) = 7¹ × 31¹ × 179¹ × 53¹ × 733¹
LCM(38843,38849) = 1509011707