What is the Least Common Multiple of 38935 and 38951?

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 38935 and 38951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38935 and 38951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38935,38951) = 1
LCM(38935,38951) = ( 38935 × 38951) / 1
LCM(38935,38951) = 1516557185 / 1
LCM(38935,38951) = 1516557185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38935 and 38951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38935 and 38951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38935 and 38951.

Prime Factorization of 38935

Prime Factorization of 38951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38935 and 38951.

LCM(38935,38951) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 599¹ × 11¹ × 3541¹
LCM(38935,38951) = 1516557185