What is the Least Common Multiple of 8842 and 8862?

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 8842 and 8862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 8842 and 8862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(8842,8862) = 2
LCM(8842,8862) = ( 8842 × 8862) / 2
LCM(8842,8862) = 78357804 / 2
LCM(8842,8862) = 39178902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8842 and 8862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 8842 and 8862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 8842 and 8862.

Prime Factorization of 8842

Prime Factorization of 8862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 8842 and 8862.

LCM(8842,8862) = 2¹ × 4421¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 211¹
LCM(8842,8862) = 39178902