What is the Least Common Multiple of 1859 and 1863?

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 1859 and 1863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 1859 and 1863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(1859,1863) = 1
LCM(1859,1863) = ( 1859 × 1863) / 1
LCM(1859,1863) = 3463317 / 1
LCM(1859,1863) = 3463317

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 1859 and 1863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 1859 and 1863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 1859 and 1863.

Prime Factorization of 1859

Prime Factorization of 1863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 1859 and 1863.

LCM(1859,1863) = 11¹ × 13² × 3⁴ × 23¹
LCM(1859,1863) = 3463317