What is the Least Common Multiple of 4863 and 4882?

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 4863 and 4882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4863 and 4882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4863,4882) = 1
LCM(4863,4882) = ( 4863 × 4882) / 1
LCM(4863,4882) = 23741166 / 1
LCM(4863,4882) = 23741166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4863 and 4882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4863 and 4882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4863 and 4882.

Prime Factorization of 4863

Prime Factorization of 4882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4863 and 4882.

LCM(4863,4882) = 3¹ × 1621¹ × 2¹ × 2441¹
LCM(4863,4882) = 23741166