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What is the Least Common Multiple of 3859 and 3874?

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 (LCM) of 3859 and 3874 is 14949766.

LCM(3859,3874) = 14949766

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Least Common Multiple of 3859 and 3874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3859 and 3874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3859,3874) = 1
LCM(3859,3874) = ( 3859 × 3874) / 1
LCM(3859,3874) = 14949766 / 1
LCM(3859,3874) = 14949766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3859 and 3874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3859 and 3874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3859 and 3874.

Prime Factorization of 3859

Prime factors of 3859 are 17, 227. Prime factorization of 3859 in exponential form is:

3859 = 171 × 2271

Prime Factorization of 3874

Prime factors of 3874 are 2, 13, 149. Prime factorization of 3874 in exponential form is:

3874 = 21 × 131 × 1491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3859 and 3874.

LCM(3859,3874) = 171 × 2271 × 21 × 131 × 1491
LCM(3859,3874) = 14949766