What is the Least Common Multiple of 84576 and 84586?

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 84576 and 84586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84576 and 84586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84576,84586) = 2
LCM(84576,84586) = ( 84576 × 84586) / 2
LCM(84576,84586) = 7153945536 / 2
LCM(84576,84586) = 3576972768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84576 and 84586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84576 and 84586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84576 and 84586.

Prime Factorization of 84576

Prime Factorization of 84586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84576 and 84586.

LCM(84576,84586) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 881¹ × 42293¹
LCM(84576,84586) = 3576972768