What is the Least Common Multiple of 83838 and 83847?

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 83838 and 83847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83838 and 83847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83838,83847) = 3
LCM(83838,83847) = ( 83838 × 83847) / 3
LCM(83838,83847) = 7029564786 / 3
LCM(83838,83847) = 2343188262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83838 and 83847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83838 and 83847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83838 and 83847.

Prime Factorization of 83838

Prime Factorization of 83847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83838 and 83847.

LCM(83838,83847) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 157¹ × 19¹ × 1471¹
LCM(83838,83847) = 2343188262