What is the Least Common Multiple of 843 and 853?

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 843 and 853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 843 and 853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(843,853) = 1
LCM(843,853) = ( 843 × 853) / 1
LCM(843,853) = 719079 / 1
LCM(843,853) = 719079

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 843 and 853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 843 and 853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 843 and 853.

Prime Factorization of 843

Prime Factorization of 853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 843 and 853.

LCM(843,853) = 3¹ × 281¹ × 853¹
LCM(843,853) = 719079