What is the Least Common Multiple of 815 and 829?

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 815 and 829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 815 and 829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(815,829) = 1
LCM(815,829) = ( 815 × 829) / 1
LCM(815,829) = 675635 / 1
LCM(815,829) = 675635

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 815 and 829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 815 and 829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 815 and 829.

Prime Factorization of 815

Prime Factorization of 829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 815 and 829.

LCM(815,829) = 5¹ × 163¹ × 829¹
LCM(815,829) = 675635