What is the Least Common Multiple of 38875 and 38883?

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 38875 and 38883 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38875 and 38883, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38875,38883) = 1
LCM(38875,38883) = ( 38875 × 38883) / 1
LCM(38875,38883) = 1511576625 / 1
LCM(38875,38883) = 1511576625

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38875 and 38883 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38875 and 38883. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38875 and 38883.

Prime Factorization of 38875

Prime Factorization of 38883

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38875 and 38883.

LCM(38875,38883) = 5³ × 311¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 997¹
LCM(38875,38883) = 1511576625