What is the Least Common Multiple of 818 and 834?

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 818 and 834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 818 and 834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(818,834) = 2
LCM(818,834) = ( 818 × 834) / 2
LCM(818,834) = 682212 / 2
LCM(818,834) = 341106

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 818 and 834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 818 and 834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 818 and 834.

Prime Factorization of 818

Prime Factorization of 834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 818 and 834.

LCM(818,834) = 2¹ × 409¹ × 3¹ × 139¹
LCM(818,834) = 341106