What is the Least Common Multiple of 9875 and 9882?

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 9875 and 9882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9875 and 9882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9875,9882) = 1
LCM(9875,9882) = ( 9875 × 9882) / 1
LCM(9875,9882) = 97584750 / 1
LCM(9875,9882) = 97584750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9875 and 9882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9875 and 9882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9875 and 9882.

Prime Factorization of 9875

Prime Factorization of 9882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9875 and 9882.

LCM(9875,9882) = 5³ × 79¹ × 2¹ × 3⁴ × 61¹
LCM(9875,9882) = 97584750