What is the Least Common Multiple of 6830 and 6848?

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 6830 and 6848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6830 and 6848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6830,6848) = 2
LCM(6830,6848) = ( 6830 × 6848) / 2
LCM(6830,6848) = 46771840 / 2
LCM(6830,6848) = 23385920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6830 and 6848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6830 and 6848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6830 and 6848.

Prime Factorization of 6830

Prime Factorization of 6848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6830 and 6848.

LCM(6830,6848) = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 683¹ × 107¹
LCM(6830,6848) = 23385920