What is the Least Common Multiple of 6848 and 6853?

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 6848 and 6853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6848 and 6853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6848,6853) = 1
LCM(6848,6853) = ( 6848 × 6853) / 1
LCM(6848,6853) = 46929344 / 1
LCM(6848,6853) = 46929344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6848 and 6853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6848 and 6853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6848 and 6853.

Prime Factorization of 6848

Prime Factorization of 6853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6848 and 6853.

LCM(6848,6853) = 2⁶ × 107¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 89¹
LCM(6848,6853) = 46929344