What is the Least Common Multiple of 38893 and 38902?

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 38893 and 38902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38893 and 38902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38893,38902) = 1
LCM(38893,38902) = ( 38893 × 38902) / 1
LCM(38893,38902) = 1513015486 / 1
LCM(38893,38902) = 1513015486

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38893 and 38902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38893 and 38902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38893 and 38902.

Prime Factorization of 38893

Prime Factorization of 38902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38893 and 38902.

LCM(38893,38902) = 19¹ × 23¹ × 89¹ × 2¹ × 53¹ × 367¹
LCM(38893,38902) = 1513015486