What is the Least Common Multiple of 9820 and 9829?

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 9820 and 9829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9820 and 9829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9820,9829) = 1
LCM(9820,9829) = ( 9820 × 9829) / 1
LCM(9820,9829) = 96520780 / 1
LCM(9820,9829) = 96520780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9820 and 9829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9820 and 9829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9820 and 9829.

Prime Factorization of 9820

Prime Factorization of 9829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9820 and 9829.

LCM(9820,9829) = 2² × 5¹ × 491¹ × 9829¹
LCM(9820,9829) = 96520780