What is the Least Common Multiple of 834 and 847?

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 834 and 847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 834 and 847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(834,847) = 1
LCM(834,847) = ( 834 × 847) / 1
LCM(834,847) = 706398 / 1
LCM(834,847) = 706398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 834 and 847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 834 and 847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 834 and 847.

Prime Factorization of 834

Prime Factorization of 847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 834 and 847.

LCM(834,847) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 139¹ × 7¹ × 11²
LCM(834,847) = 706398