What is the Least Common Multiple of 9878 and 9886?

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 9878 and 9886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9878 and 9886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9878,9886) = 2
LCM(9878,9886) = ( 9878 × 9886) / 2
LCM(9878,9886) = 97653908 / 2
LCM(9878,9886) = 48826954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9878 and 9886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9878 and 9886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9878 and 9886.

Prime Factorization of 9878

Prime Factorization of 9886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9878 and 9886.

LCM(9878,9886) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 449¹ × 4943¹
LCM(9878,9886) = 48826954