What is the Least Common Multiple of 38852 and 38863?

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 38852 and 38863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38852 and 38863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38852,38863) = 11
LCM(38852,38863) = ( 38852 × 38863) / 11
LCM(38852,38863) = 1509905276 / 11
LCM(38852,38863) = 137264116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38852 and 38863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38852 and 38863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38852 and 38863.

Prime Factorization of 38852

Prime Factorization of 38863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38852 and 38863.

LCM(38852,38863) = 2² × 11¹ × 883¹ × 3533¹
LCM(38852,38863) = 137264116