What is the Least Common Multiple of 83937 and 83949?

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 83937 and 83949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83937 and 83949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83937,83949) = 3
LCM(83937,83949) = ( 83937 × 83949) / 3
LCM(83937,83949) = 7046427213 / 3
LCM(83937,83949) = 2348809071

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83937 and 83949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83937 and 83949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83937 and 83949.

Prime Factorization of 83937

Prime Factorization of 83949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83937 and 83949.

LCM(83937,83949) = 3¹ × 7² × 571¹ × 27983¹
LCM(83937,83949) = 2348809071