What is the Least Common Multiple of 38895 and 38901?

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 38895 and 38901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38895 and 38901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38895,38901) = 3
LCM(38895,38901) = ( 38895 × 38901) / 3
LCM(38895,38901) = 1513054395 / 3
LCM(38895,38901) = 504351465

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38895 and 38901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38895 and 38901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38895 and 38901.

Prime Factorization of 38895

Prime Factorization of 38901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38895 and 38901.

LCM(38895,38901) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2593¹ × 12967¹
LCM(38895,38901) = 504351465