What is the Least Common Multiple of 84736 and 84752?

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 84736 and 84752 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84736 and 84752, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84736,84752) = 16
LCM(84736,84752) = ( 84736 × 84752) / 16
LCM(84736,84752) = 7181545472 / 16
LCM(84736,84752) = 448846592

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84736 and 84752 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84736 and 84752. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84736 and 84752.

Prime Factorization of 84736

Prime Factorization of 84752

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84736 and 84752.

LCM(84736,84752) = 2⁸ × 331¹ × 5297¹
LCM(84736,84752) = 448846592