What is the Least Common Multiple of 3815 and 3823?

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 3815 and 3823 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3815 and 3823, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3815,3823) = 1
LCM(3815,3823) = ( 3815 × 3823) / 1
LCM(3815,3823) = 14584745 / 1
LCM(3815,3823) = 14584745

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3815 and 3823 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3815 and 3823. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3815 and 3823.

Prime Factorization of 3815

Prime Factorization of 3823

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3815 and 3823.

LCM(3815,3823) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 109¹ × 3823¹
LCM(3815,3823) = 14584745