What is the Least Common Multiple of 83342 and 83357?

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 83342 and 83357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83342 and 83357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83342,83357) = 1
LCM(83342,83357) = ( 83342 × 83357) / 1
LCM(83342,83357) = 6947139094 / 1
LCM(83342,83357) = 6947139094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83342 and 83357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83342 and 83357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83342 and 83357.

Prime Factorization of 83342

Prime Factorization of 83357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83342 and 83357.

LCM(83342,83357) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5953¹ × 83357¹
LCM(83342,83357) = 6947139094