What is the Least Common Multiple of 84834 and 84846?

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 84834 and 84846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84834 and 84846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84834,84846) = 6
LCM(84834,84846) = ( 84834 × 84846) / 6
LCM(84834,84846) = 7197825564 / 6
LCM(84834,84846) = 1199637594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84834 and 84846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84834 and 84846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84834 and 84846.

Prime Factorization of 84834

Prime Factorization of 84846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84834 and 84846.

LCM(84834,84846) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1571¹ × 79¹ × 179¹
LCM(84834,84846) = 1199637594