What is the Least Common Multiple of 83359 and 83372?

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 83359 and 83372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83359 and 83372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83359,83372) = 1
LCM(83359,83372) = ( 83359 × 83372) / 1
LCM(83359,83372) = 6949806548 / 1
LCM(83359,83372) = 6949806548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83359 and 83372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83359 and 83372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83359 and 83372.

Prime Factorization of 83359

Prime Factorization of 83372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83359 and 83372.

LCM(83359,83372) = 31¹ × 2689¹ × 2² × 19¹ × 1097¹
LCM(83359,83372) = 6949806548