What is the Least Common Multiple of 6829 and 6843?

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 6829 and 6843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6829 and 6843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6829,6843) = 1
LCM(6829,6843) = ( 6829 × 6843) / 1
LCM(6829,6843) = 46730847 / 1
LCM(6829,6843) = 46730847

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6829 and 6843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6829 and 6843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6829 and 6843.

Prime Factorization of 6829

Prime Factorization of 6843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6829 and 6843.

LCM(6829,6843) = 6829¹ × 3¹ × 2281¹
LCM(6829,6843) = 46730847