What is the Least Common Multiple of 83746 and 83756?

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 83746 and 83756 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83746 and 83756, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83746,83756) = 2
LCM(83746,83756) = ( 83746 × 83756) / 2
LCM(83746,83756) = 7014229976 / 2
LCM(83746,83756) = 3507114988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83746 and 83756 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83746 and 83756. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83746 and 83756.

Prime Factorization of 83746

Prime Factorization of 83756

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83746 and 83756.

LCM(83746,83756) = 2² × 13¹ × 3221¹ × 20939¹
LCM(83746,83756) = 3507114988