What is the Least Common Multiple of 38913 and 38926?

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 38913 and 38926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38913 and 38926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38913,38926) = 1
LCM(38913,38926) = ( 38913 × 38926) / 1
LCM(38913,38926) = 1514727438 / 1
LCM(38913,38926) = 1514727438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38913 and 38926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38913 and 38926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38913 and 38926.

Prime Factorization of 38913

Prime Factorization of 38926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38913 and 38926.

LCM(38913,38926) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 109¹ × 2¹ × 19463¹
LCM(38913,38926) = 1514727438