What is the Least Common Multiple of 84678 and 84685?

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 84678 and 84685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84678 and 84685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84678,84685) = 1
LCM(84678,84685) = ( 84678 × 84685) / 1
LCM(84678,84685) = 7170956430 / 1
LCM(84678,84685) = 7170956430

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84678 and 84685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84678 and 84685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84678 and 84685.

Prime Factorization of 84678

Prime Factorization of 84685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84678 and 84685.

LCM(84678,84685) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1283¹ × 5¹ × 16937¹
LCM(84678,84685) = 7170956430