What is the Least Common Multiple of 9597 and 9611?

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 9597 and 9611 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9597 and 9611, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9597,9611) = 7
LCM(9597,9611) = ( 9597 × 9611) / 7
LCM(9597,9611) = 92236767 / 7
LCM(9597,9611) = 13176681

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9597 and 9611 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9597 and 9611. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9597 and 9611.

Prime Factorization of 9597

Prime Factorization of 9611

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9597 and 9611.

LCM(9597,9611) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 457¹ × 1373¹
LCM(9597,9611) = 13176681