What is the Least Common Multiple of 9548 and 9562?

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 9548 and 9562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9548 and 9562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9548,9562) = 14
LCM(9548,9562) = ( 9548 × 9562) / 14
LCM(9548,9562) = 91297976 / 14
LCM(9548,9562) = 6521284

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9548 and 9562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9548 and 9562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9548 and 9562.

Prime Factorization of 9548

Prime Factorization of 9562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9548 and 9562.

LCM(9548,9562) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 683¹
LCM(9548,9562) = 6521284