What is the Least Common Multiple of 83846 and 83851?

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 83846 and 83851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83846 and 83851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83846,83851) = 1
LCM(83846,83851) = ( 83846 × 83851) / 1
LCM(83846,83851) = 7030570946 / 1
LCM(83846,83851) = 7030570946

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83846 and 83851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83846 and 83851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83846 and 83851.

Prime Factorization of 83846

Prime Factorization of 83851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83846 and 83851.

LCM(83846,83851) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 53¹ × 113¹ × 71¹ × 1181¹
LCM(83846,83851) = 7030570946