What is the Least Common Multiple of 3841 and 3852?

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 3841 and 3852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3841 and 3852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3841,3852) = 1
LCM(3841,3852) = ( 3841 × 3852) / 1
LCM(3841,3852) = 14795532 / 1
LCM(3841,3852) = 14795532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3841 and 3852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3841 and 3852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3841 and 3852.

Prime Factorization of 3841

Prime Factorization of 3852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3841 and 3852.

LCM(3841,3852) = 23¹ × 167¹ × 2² × 3² × 107¹
LCM(3841,3852) = 14795532