What is the Least Common Multiple of 83473 and 83493?

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 83473 and 83493 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83473 and 83493, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83473,83493) = 1
LCM(83473,83493) = ( 83473 × 83493) / 1
LCM(83473,83493) = 6969411189 / 1
LCM(83473,83493) = 6969411189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83473 and 83493 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83473 and 83493. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83473 and 83493.

Prime Factorization of 83473

Prime Factorization of 83493

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83473 and 83493.

LCM(83473,83493) = 13¹ × 6421¹ × 3² × 9277¹
LCM(83473,83493) = 6969411189