What is the Least Common Multiple of 840 and 848?

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 840 and 848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 840 and 848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(840,848) = 8
LCM(840,848) = ( 840 × 848) / 8
LCM(840,848) = 712320 / 8
LCM(840,848) = 89040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 840 and 848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 840 and 848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 840 and 848.

Prime Factorization of 840

Prime Factorization of 848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 840 and 848.

LCM(840,848) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 53¹
LCM(840,848) = 89040