What is the Least Common Multiple of 83542 and 83551?

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 83542 and 83551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83542 and 83551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83542,83551) = 1
LCM(83542,83551) = ( 83542 × 83551) / 1
LCM(83542,83551) = 6980017642 / 1
LCM(83542,83551) = 6980017642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83542 and 83551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83542 and 83551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83542 and 83551.

Prime Factorization of 83542

Prime Factorization of 83551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83542 and 83551.

LCM(83542,83551) = 2¹ × 41771¹ × 13¹ × 6427¹
LCM(83542,83551) = 6980017642