What is the Least Common Multiple of 899 and 912?

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 912 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 912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(899,912) = 1
LCM(899,912) = ( 899 × 912) / 1
LCM(899,912) = 819888 / 1
LCM(899,912) = 819888

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 899 and 912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 899 and 912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 899 and 912.

Prime Factorization of 899

Prime Factorization of 912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 899 and 912.

LCM(899,912) = 29¹ × 31¹ × 2⁴ × 3¹ × 19¹
LCM(899,912) = 819888