What is the Least Common Multiple of 84821 and 84838?

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 84821 and 84838 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84821 and 84838, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84821,84838) = 1
LCM(84821,84838) = ( 84821 × 84838) / 1
LCM(84821,84838) = 7196043998 / 1
LCM(84821,84838) = 7196043998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84821 and 84838 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84821 and 84838. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84821 and 84838.

Prime Factorization of 84821

Prime Factorization of 84838

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84821 and 84838.

LCM(84821,84838) = 11² × 701¹ × 2¹ × 13² × 251¹
LCM(84821,84838) = 7196043998