What is the Least Common Multiple of 38941 and 38950?

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 38941 and 38950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38941 and 38950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38941,38950) = 1
LCM(38941,38950) = ( 38941 × 38950) / 1
LCM(38941,38950) = 1516751950 / 1
LCM(38941,38950) = 1516751950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38941 and 38950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38941 and 38950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38941 and 38950.

Prime Factorization of 38941

Prime Factorization of 38950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38941 and 38950.

LCM(38941,38950) = 7¹ × 5563¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(38941,38950) = 1516751950