What is the Least Common Multiple of 83701 and 83721?

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 83701 and 83721 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83701 and 83721, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83701,83721) = 1
LCM(83701,83721) = ( 83701 × 83721) / 1
LCM(83701,83721) = 7007531421 / 1
LCM(83701,83721) = 7007531421

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83701 and 83721 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83701 and 83721. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83701 and 83721.

Prime Factorization of 83701

Prime Factorization of 83721

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83701 and 83721.

LCM(83701,83721) = 83701¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 43¹ × 59¹
LCM(83701,83721) = 7007531421