What is the Least Common Multiple of 3823 and 3843?

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 3823 and 3843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3823 and 3843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3823,3843) = 1
LCM(3823,3843) = ( 3823 × 3843) / 1
LCM(3823,3843) = 14691789 / 1
LCM(3823,3843) = 14691789

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3823 and 3843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3823 and 3843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3823 and 3843.

Prime Factorization of 3823

Prime Factorization of 3843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3823 and 3843.

LCM(3823,3843) = 3823¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 61¹
LCM(3823,3843) = 14691789