What is the Least Common Multiple of 9867 and 9877?

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 9867 and 9877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9867 and 9877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9867,9877) = 1
LCM(9867,9877) = ( 9867 × 9877) / 1
LCM(9867,9877) = 97456359 / 1
LCM(9867,9877) = 97456359

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9867 and 9877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9867 and 9877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9867 and 9877.

Prime Factorization of 9867

Prime Factorization of 9877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9867 and 9877.

LCM(9867,9877) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 83¹
LCM(9867,9877) = 97456359