What is the Least Common Multiple of 83491 and 83496?

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 83491 and 83496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83491 and 83496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83491,83496) = 1
LCM(83491,83496) = ( 83491 × 83496) / 1
LCM(83491,83496) = 6971164536 / 1
LCM(83491,83496) = 6971164536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83491 and 83496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83491 and 83496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83491 and 83496.

Prime Factorization of 83491

Prime Factorization of 83496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83491 and 83496.

LCM(83491,83496) = 29¹ × 2879¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 7² × 71¹
LCM(83491,83496) = 6971164536