What is the Least Common Multiple of 3834 and 3840?

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 3834 and 3840 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3834 and 3840, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3834,3840) = 6
LCM(3834,3840) = ( 3834 × 3840) / 6
LCM(3834,3840) = 14722560 / 6
LCM(3834,3840) = 2453760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3834 and 3840 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3834 and 3840. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3834 and 3840.

Prime Factorization of 3834

Prime Factorization of 3840

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3834 and 3840.

LCM(3834,3840) = 2⁸ × 3³ × 71¹ × 5¹
LCM(3834,3840) = 2453760