What is the Least Common Multiple of 9863 and 9881?

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 9863 and 9881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9863 and 9881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9863,9881) = 1
LCM(9863,9881) = ( 9863 × 9881) / 1
LCM(9863,9881) = 97456303 / 1
LCM(9863,9881) = 97456303

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9863 and 9881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9863 and 9881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9863 and 9881.

Prime Factorization of 9863

Prime Factorization of 9881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9863 and 9881.

LCM(9863,9881) = 7¹ × 1409¹ × 41¹ × 241¹
LCM(9863,9881) = 97456303