What is the Least Common Multiple of 9845 and 9863?

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 9845 and 9863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9845 and 9863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9845,9863) = 1
LCM(9845,9863) = ( 9845 × 9863) / 1
LCM(9845,9863) = 97101235 / 1
LCM(9845,9863) = 97101235

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9845 and 9863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9845 and 9863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9845 and 9863.

Prime Factorization of 9845

Prime Factorization of 9863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9845 and 9863.

LCM(9845,9863) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 179¹ × 7¹ × 1409¹
LCM(9845,9863) = 97101235