What is the Least Common Multiple of 4862 and 4873?

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 4862 and 4873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4862 and 4873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4862,4873) = 11
LCM(4862,4873) = ( 4862 × 4873) / 11
LCM(4862,4873) = 23692526 / 11
LCM(4862,4873) = 2153866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4862 and 4873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4862 and 4873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4862 and 4873.

Prime Factorization of 4862

Prime Factorization of 4873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4862 and 4873.

LCM(4862,4873) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 443¹
LCM(4862,4873) = 2153866