What is the Least Common Multiple of 3901 and 3918?

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 3901 and 3918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3901 and 3918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3901,3918) = 1
LCM(3901,3918) = ( 3901 × 3918) / 1
LCM(3901,3918) = 15284118 / 1
LCM(3901,3918) = 15284118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3901 and 3918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3901 and 3918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3901 and 3918.

Prime Factorization of 3901

Prime Factorization of 3918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3901 and 3918.

LCM(3901,3918) = 47¹ × 83¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 653¹
LCM(3901,3918) = 15284118