What is the Least Common Multiple of 817 and 832?

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 832 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 832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(817,832) = 1
LCM(817,832) = ( 817 × 832) / 1
LCM(817,832) = 679744 / 1
LCM(817,832) = 679744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 817 and 832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 817 and 832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 817 and 832.

Prime Factorization of 817

Prime Factorization of 832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 817 and 832.

LCM(817,832) = 19¹ × 43¹ × 2⁶ × 13¹
LCM(817,832) = 679744