What is the Least Common Multiple of 38927 and 38936?

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 38927 and 38936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38927 and 38936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38927,38936) = 1
LCM(38927,38936) = ( 38927 × 38936) / 1
LCM(38927,38936) = 1515661672 / 1
LCM(38927,38936) = 1515661672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38927 and 38936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38927 and 38936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38927 and 38936.

Prime Factorization of 38927

Prime Factorization of 38936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38927 and 38936.

LCM(38927,38936) = 7¹ × 67¹ × 83¹ × 2³ × 31¹ × 157¹
LCM(38927,38936) = 1515661672