What is the Least Common Multiple of 899 and 911?

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 899 and 911 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 899 and 911, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(899,911) = 1
LCM(899,911) = ( 899 × 911) / 1
LCM(899,911) = 818989 / 1
LCM(899,911) = 818989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 899 and 911 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 899 and 911. First we will calculate the prime factors of 899 and 911.

Prime Factorization of 899

Prime Factorization of 911

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 899 and 911.

LCM(899,911) = 29¹ × 31¹ × 911¹
LCM(899,911) = 818989