What is the Least Common Multiple of 84850 and 84866?

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 84850 and 84866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84850 and 84866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84850,84866) = 2
LCM(84850,84866) = ( 84850 × 84866) / 2
LCM(84850,84866) = 7200880100 / 2
LCM(84850,84866) = 3600440050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84850 and 84866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84850 and 84866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84850 and 84866.

Prime Factorization of 84850

Prime Factorization of 84866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84850 and 84866.

LCM(84850,84866) = 2¹ × 5² × 1697¹ × 42433¹
LCM(84850,84866) = 3600440050