What is the Least Common Multiple of 879 and 897?

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 879 and 897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 879 and 897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(879,897) = 3
LCM(879,897) = ( 879 × 897) / 3
LCM(879,897) = 788463 / 3
LCM(879,897) = 262821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 879 and 897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 879 and 897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 879 and 897.

Prime Factorization of 879

Prime Factorization of 897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 879 and 897.

LCM(879,897) = 3¹ × 293¹ × 13¹ × 23¹
LCM(879,897) = 262821