What is the Least Common Multiple of 84452 and 84472?

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 84452 and 84472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84452 and 84472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84452,84472) = 4
LCM(84452,84472) = ( 84452 × 84472) / 4
LCM(84452,84472) = 7133829344 / 4
LCM(84452,84472) = 1783457336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84452 and 84472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84452 and 84472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84452 and 84472.

Prime Factorization of 84452

Prime Factorization of 84472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84452 and 84472.

LCM(84452,84472) = 2³ × 43¹ × 491¹ × 10559¹
LCM(84452,84472) = 1783457336