What is the Least Common Multiple of 38964 and 38968?

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 38964 and 38968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38964 and 38968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38964,38968) = 4
LCM(38964,38968) = ( 38964 × 38968) / 4
LCM(38964,38968) = 1518349152 / 4
LCM(38964,38968) = 379587288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38964 and 38968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38964 and 38968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38964 and 38968.

Prime Factorization of 38964

Prime Factorization of 38968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38964 and 38968.

LCM(38964,38968) = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 191¹ × 4871¹
LCM(38964,38968) = 379587288