What is the Least Common Multiple of 9748 and 9768?

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 9748 and 9768 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9748 and 9768, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9748,9768) = 4
LCM(9748,9768) = ( 9748 × 9768) / 4
LCM(9748,9768) = 95218464 / 4
LCM(9748,9768) = 23804616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9748 and 9768 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9748 and 9768. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9748 and 9768.

Prime Factorization of 9748

Prime Factorization of 9768

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9748 and 9768.

LCM(9748,9768) = 2³ × 2437¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 37¹
LCM(9748,9768) = 23804616