What is the Least Common Multiple of 9817 and 9837?

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 9817 and 9837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9817 and 9837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9817,9837) = 1
LCM(9817,9837) = ( 9817 × 9837) / 1
LCM(9817,9837) = 96569829 / 1
LCM(9817,9837) = 96569829

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9817 and 9837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9817 and 9837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9817 and 9837.

Prime Factorization of 9817

Prime Factorization of 9837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9817 and 9837.

LCM(9817,9837) = 9817¹ × 3² × 1093¹
LCM(9817,9837) = 96569829