What is the Least Common Multiple of 9678 and 9683?

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 9678 and 9683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9678 and 9683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9678,9683) = 1
LCM(9678,9683) = ( 9678 × 9683) / 1
LCM(9678,9683) = 93712074 / 1
LCM(9678,9683) = 93712074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9678 and 9683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9678 and 9683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9678 and 9683.

Prime Factorization of 9678

Prime Factorization of 9683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9678 and 9683.

LCM(9678,9683) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1613¹ × 23¹ × 421¹
LCM(9678,9683) = 93712074