What is the Least Common Multiple of 9843 and 9859?

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 9843 and 9859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9843 and 9859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9843,9859) = 1
LCM(9843,9859) = ( 9843 × 9859) / 1
LCM(9843,9859) = 97042137 / 1
LCM(9843,9859) = 97042137

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9843 and 9859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9843 and 9859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9843 and 9859.

Prime Factorization of 9843

Prime Factorization of 9859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9843 and 9859.

LCM(9843,9859) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 193¹ × 9859¹
LCM(9843,9859) = 97042137