What is the Least Common Multiple of 9884 and 9893?

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 9884 and 9893 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9884 and 9893, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9884,9893) = 1
LCM(9884,9893) = ( 9884 × 9893) / 1
LCM(9884,9893) = 97782412 / 1
LCM(9884,9893) = 97782412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9884 and 9893 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9884 and 9893. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9884 and 9893.

Prime Factorization of 9884

Prime Factorization of 9893

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9884 and 9893.

LCM(9884,9893) = 2² × 7¹ × 353¹ × 13¹ × 761¹
LCM(9884,9893) = 97782412