What is the Least Common Multiple of 83405 and 83421?

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 83405 and 83421 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83405 and 83421, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83405,83421) = 1
LCM(83405,83421) = ( 83405 × 83421) / 1
LCM(83405,83421) = 6957728505 / 1
LCM(83405,83421) = 6957728505

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83405 and 83421 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83405 and 83421. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83405 and 83421.

Prime Factorization of 83405

Prime Factorization of 83421

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83405 and 83421.

LCM(83405,83421) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 2383¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 23¹ × 31¹
LCM(83405,83421) = 6957728505