What is the Least Common Multiple of 83901 and 83914?

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 83901 and 83914 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83901 and 83914, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83901,83914) = 1
LCM(83901,83914) = ( 83901 × 83914) / 1
LCM(83901,83914) = 7040468514 / 1
LCM(83901,83914) = 7040468514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83901 and 83914 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83901 and 83914. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83901 and 83914.

Prime Factorization of 83901

Prime Factorization of 83914

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83901 and 83914.

LCM(83901,83914) = 3¹ × 27967¹ × 2¹ × 41957¹
LCM(83901,83914) = 7040468514