What is the Least Common Multiple of 6843 and 6847?

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 6843 and 6847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6843 and 6847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6843,6847) = 1
LCM(6843,6847) = ( 6843 × 6847) / 1
LCM(6843,6847) = 46854021 / 1
LCM(6843,6847) = 46854021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6843 and 6847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6843 and 6847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6843 and 6847.

Prime Factorization of 6843

Prime Factorization of 6847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6843 and 6847.

LCM(6843,6847) = 3¹ × 2281¹ × 41¹ × 167¹
LCM(6843,6847) = 46854021