What is the Least Common Multiple of 6859 and 6866?

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 6859 and 6866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6859 and 6866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6859,6866) = 1
LCM(6859,6866) = ( 6859 × 6866) / 1
LCM(6859,6866) = 47093894 / 1
LCM(6859,6866) = 47093894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6859 and 6866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6859 and 6866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6859 and 6866.

Prime Factorization of 6859

Prime Factorization of 6866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6859 and 6866.

LCM(6859,6866) = 19³ × 2¹ × 3433¹
LCM(6859,6866) = 47093894