What is the Least Common Multiple of 9339 and 9346?

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 9339 and 9346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9339 and 9346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9339,9346) = 1
LCM(9339,9346) = ( 9339 × 9346) / 1
LCM(9339,9346) = 87282294 / 1
LCM(9339,9346) = 87282294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9339 and 9346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9339 and 9346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9339 and 9346.

Prime Factorization of 9339

Prime Factorization of 9346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9339 and 9346.

LCM(9339,9346) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 283¹ × 2¹ × 4673¹
LCM(9339,9346) = 87282294