What is the Least Common Multiple of 12843 and 12863?

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 12843 and 12863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12843 and 12863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12843,12863) = 1
LCM(12843,12863) = ( 12843 × 12863) / 1
LCM(12843,12863) = 165199509 / 1
LCM(12843,12863) = 165199509

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12843 and 12863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12843 and 12863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12843 and 12863.

Prime Factorization of 12843

Prime Factorization of 12863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12843 and 12863.

LCM(12843,12863) = 3² × 1427¹ × 19¹ × 677¹
LCM(12843,12863) = 165199509