What is the Least Common Multiple of 38854 and 38864?

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 38854 and 38864 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38854 and 38864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38854,38864) = 2
LCM(38854,38864) = ( 38854 × 38864) / 2
LCM(38854,38864) = 1510021856 / 2
LCM(38854,38864) = 755010928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38854 and 38864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38854 and 38864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38854 and 38864.

Prime Factorization of 38854

Prime Factorization of 38864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38854 and 38864.

LCM(38854,38864) = 2⁴ × 19427¹ × 7¹ × 347¹
LCM(38854,38864) = 755010928