What is the Least Common Multiple of 38863 and 38876?

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 38863 and 38876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38863 and 38876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38863,38876) = 1
LCM(38863,38876) = ( 38863 × 38876) / 1
LCM(38863,38876) = 1510837988 / 1
LCM(38863,38876) = 1510837988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38863 and 38876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38863 and 38876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38863 and 38876.

Prime Factorization of 38863

Prime Factorization of 38876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38863 and 38876.

LCM(38863,38876) = 11¹ × 3533¹ × 2² × 9719¹
LCM(38863,38876) = 1510837988