What is the Least Common Multiple of 9772 and 9788?

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 9772 and 9788 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9772 and 9788, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9772,9788) = 4
LCM(9772,9788) = ( 9772 × 9788) / 4
LCM(9772,9788) = 95648336 / 4
LCM(9772,9788) = 23912084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9772 and 9788 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9772 and 9788. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9772 and 9788.

Prime Factorization of 9772

Prime Factorization of 9788

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9772 and 9788.

LCM(9772,9788) = 2² × 7¹ × 349¹ × 2447¹
LCM(9772,9788) = 23912084