What is the Least Common Multiple of 84845 and 84850?

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 84845 and 84850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84845 and 84850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84845,84850) = 5
LCM(84845,84850) = ( 84845 × 84850) / 5
LCM(84845,84850) = 7199098250 / 5
LCM(84845,84850) = 1439819650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84845 and 84850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84845 and 84850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84845 and 84850.

Prime Factorization of 84845

Prime Factorization of 84850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84845 and 84850.

LCM(84845,84850) = 5² × 71¹ × 239¹ × 2¹ × 1697¹
LCM(84845,84850) = 1439819650