What is the Least Common Multiple of 6837 and 6841?

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 6837 and 6841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6837 and 6841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6837,6841) = 1
LCM(6837,6841) = ( 6837 × 6841) / 1
LCM(6837,6841) = 46771917 / 1
LCM(6837,6841) = 46771917

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6837 and 6841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6837 and 6841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6837 and 6841.

Prime Factorization of 6837

Prime Factorization of 6841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6837 and 6841.

LCM(6837,6841) = 3¹ × 43¹ × 53¹ × 6841¹
LCM(6837,6841) = 46771917