What is the Least Common Multiple of 3845 and 3851?

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 3845 and 3851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3845 and 3851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3845,3851) = 1
LCM(3845,3851) = ( 3845 × 3851) / 1
LCM(3845,3851) = 14807095 / 1
LCM(3845,3851) = 14807095

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3845 and 3851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3845 and 3851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3845 and 3851.

Prime Factorization of 3845

Prime Factorization of 3851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3845 and 3851.

LCM(3845,3851) = 5¹ × 769¹ × 3851¹
LCM(3845,3851) = 14807095