What is the Least Common Multiple of 9658 and 9669?

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 9658 and 9669 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9658 and 9669, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9658,9669) = 11
LCM(9658,9669) = ( 9658 × 9669) / 11
LCM(9658,9669) = 93383202 / 11
LCM(9658,9669) = 8489382

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9658 and 9669 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9658 and 9669. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9658 and 9669.

Prime Factorization of 9658

Prime Factorization of 9669

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9658 and 9669.

LCM(9658,9669) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 439¹ × 3¹ × 293¹
LCM(9658,9669) = 8489382