What is the Least Common Multiple of 38862 and 38877?

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 38862 and 38877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38862 and 38877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38862,38877) = 3
LCM(38862,38877) = ( 38862 × 38877) / 3
LCM(38862,38877) = 1510837974 / 3
LCM(38862,38877) = 503612658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38862 and 38877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38862 and 38877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38862 and 38877.

Prime Factorization of 38862

Prime Factorization of 38877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38862 and 38877.

LCM(38862,38877) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 127¹ × 12959¹
LCM(38862,38877) = 503612658