What is the Least Common Multiple of 9798 and 9818?

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 9798 and 9818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9798 and 9818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9798,9818) = 2
LCM(9798,9818) = ( 9798 × 9818) / 2
LCM(9798,9818) = 96196764 / 2
LCM(9798,9818) = 48098382

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9798 and 9818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9798 and 9818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9798 and 9818.

Prime Factorization of 9798

Prime Factorization of 9818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9798 and 9818.

LCM(9798,9818) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 71¹ × 4909¹
LCM(9798,9818) = 48098382