What is the Least Common Multiple of 83849 and 83861?

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 83849 and 83861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83849 and 83861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83849,83861) = 1
LCM(83849,83861) = ( 83849 × 83861) / 1
LCM(83849,83861) = 7031660989 / 1
LCM(83849,83861) = 7031660989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83849 and 83861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83849 and 83861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83849 and 83861.

Prime Factorization of 83849

Prime Factorization of 83861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83849 and 83861.

LCM(83849,83861) = 191¹ × 439¹ × 17¹ × 4933¹
LCM(83849,83861) = 7031660989