What is the Least Common Multiple of 9837 and 9849?

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 9837 and 9849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9837 and 9849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9837,9849) = 3
LCM(9837,9849) = ( 9837 × 9849) / 3
LCM(9837,9849) = 96884613 / 3
LCM(9837,9849) = 32294871

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9837 and 9849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9837 and 9849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9837 and 9849.

Prime Factorization of 9837

Prime Factorization of 9849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9837 and 9849.

LCM(9837,9849) = 3² × 1093¹ × 7² × 67¹
LCM(9837,9849) = 32294871