What is the Least Common Multiple of 96837 and 96843?

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 96837 and 96843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96837 and 96843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96837,96843) = 3
LCM(96837,96843) = ( 96837 × 96843) / 3
LCM(96837,96843) = 9377985591 / 3
LCM(96837,96843) = 3125995197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96837 and 96843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96837 and 96843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96837 and 96843.

Prime Factorization of 96837

Prime Factorization of 96843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96837 and 96843.

LCM(96837,96843) = 3¹ × 13² × 191¹ × 19¹ × 1699¹
LCM(96837,96843) = 3125995197