What is the Least Common Multiple of 97837 and 97854?

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 97837 and 97854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97837 and 97854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97837,97854) = 1
LCM(97837,97854) = ( 97837 × 97854) / 1
LCM(97837,97854) = 9573741798 / 1
LCM(97837,97854) = 9573741798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97837 and 97854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97837 and 97854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97837 and 97854.

Prime Factorization of 97837

Prime Factorization of 97854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97837 and 97854.

LCM(97837,97854) = 227¹ × 431¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 347¹
LCM(97837,97854) = 9573741798