What is the Least Common Multiple of 32838 and 32843?

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 32838 and 32843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32838 and 32843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32838,32843) = 1
LCM(32838,32843) = ( 32838 × 32843) / 1
LCM(32838,32843) = 1078498434 / 1
LCM(32838,32843) = 1078498434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32838 and 32843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32838 and 32843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32838 and 32843.

Prime Factorization of 32838

Prime Factorization of 32843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32838 and 32843.

LCM(32838,32843) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 421¹ × 32843¹
LCM(32838,32843) = 1078498434