What is the Least Common Multiple of 824 and 833?

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 824 and 833 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 824 and 833, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(824,833) = 1
LCM(824,833) = ( 824 × 833) / 1
LCM(824,833) = 686392 / 1
LCM(824,833) = 686392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 824 and 833 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 824 and 833. First we will calculate the prime factors of 824 and 833.

Prime Factorization of 824

Prime Factorization of 833

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 824 and 833.

LCM(824,833) = 2³ × 103¹ × 7² × 17¹
LCM(824,833) = 686392