What is the Least Common Multiple of 38878 and 38898?

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 38878 and 38898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38878 and 38898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38878,38898) = 2
LCM(38878,38898) = ( 38878 × 38898) / 2
LCM(38878,38898) = 1512276444 / 2
LCM(38878,38898) = 756138222

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38878 and 38898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38878 and 38898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38878 and 38898.

Prime Factorization of 38878

Prime Factorization of 38898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38878 and 38898.

LCM(38878,38898) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2777¹ × 3² × 2161¹
LCM(38878,38898) = 756138222