What is the Least Common Multiple of 3819 and 3837?

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 3819 and 3837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3819 and 3837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3819,3837) = 3
LCM(3819,3837) = ( 3819 × 3837) / 3
LCM(3819,3837) = 14653503 / 3
LCM(3819,3837) = 4884501

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3819 and 3837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3819 and 3837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3819 and 3837.

Prime Factorization of 3819

Prime Factorization of 3837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3819 and 3837.

LCM(3819,3837) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 67¹ × 1279¹
LCM(3819,3837) = 4884501