What is the Least Common Multiple of 9847 and 9853?

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 9847 and 9853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9847 and 9853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9847,9853) = 1
LCM(9847,9853) = ( 9847 × 9853) / 1
LCM(9847,9853) = 97022491 / 1
LCM(9847,9853) = 97022491

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9847 and 9853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9847 and 9853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9847 and 9853.

Prime Factorization of 9847

Prime Factorization of 9853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9847 and 9853.

LCM(9847,9853) = 43¹ × 229¹ × 59¹ × 167¹
LCM(9847,9853) = 97022491