What is the Least Common Multiple of 83596 and 83600?

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 83596 and 83600 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83596 and 83600, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83596,83600) = 4
LCM(83596,83600) = ( 83596 × 83600) / 4
LCM(83596,83600) = 6988625600 / 4
LCM(83596,83600) = 1747156400

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83596 and 83600 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83596 and 83600. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83596 and 83600.

Prime Factorization of 83596

Prime Factorization of 83600

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83596 and 83600.

LCM(83596,83600) = 2⁴ × 20899¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(83596,83600) = 1747156400