What is the Least Common Multiple of 38911 and 38924?

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 38911 and 38924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38911 and 38924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38911,38924) = 1
LCM(38911,38924) = ( 38911 × 38924) / 1
LCM(38911,38924) = 1514571764 / 1
LCM(38911,38924) = 1514571764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38911 and 38924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38911 and 38924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38911 and 38924.

Prime Factorization of 38911

Prime Factorization of 38924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38911 and 38924.

LCM(38911,38924) = 167¹ × 233¹ × 2² × 37¹ × 263¹
LCM(38911,38924) = 1514571764