What is the Least Common Multiple of 817 and 823?

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 817 and 823 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 817 and 823, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(817,823) = 1
LCM(817,823) = ( 817 × 823) / 1
LCM(817,823) = 672391 / 1
LCM(817,823) = 672391

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 817 and 823 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 817 and 823. First we will calculate the prime factors of 817 and 823.

Prime Factorization of 817

Prime Factorization of 823

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 817 and 823.

LCM(817,823) = 19¹ × 43¹ × 823¹
LCM(817,823) = 672391