What is the Least Common Multiple of 1817 and 1821?

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 1817 and 1821 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 1817 and 1821, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(1817,1821) = 1
LCM(1817,1821) = ( 1817 × 1821) / 1
LCM(1817,1821) = 3308757 / 1
LCM(1817,1821) = 3308757

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 1817 and 1821 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 1817 and 1821. First we will calculate the prime factors of 1817 and 1821.

Prime Factorization of 1817

Prime Factorization of 1821

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 1817 and 1821.

LCM(1817,1821) = 23¹ × 79¹ × 3¹ × 607¹
LCM(1817,1821) = 3308757