What is the Least Common Multiple of 6836 and 6845?

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 6836 and 6845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6836 and 6845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6836,6845) = 1
LCM(6836,6845) = ( 6836 × 6845) / 1
LCM(6836,6845) = 46792420 / 1
LCM(6836,6845) = 46792420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6836 and 6845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6836 and 6845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6836 and 6845.

Prime Factorization of 6836

Prime Factorization of 6845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6836 and 6845.

LCM(6836,6845) = 2² × 1709¹ × 5¹ × 37²
LCM(6836,6845) = 46792420