What is the Least Common Multiple of 84862 and 84882?

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 84862 and 84882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84862 and 84882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84862,84882) = 2
LCM(84862,84882) = ( 84862 × 84882) / 2
LCM(84862,84882) = 7203256284 / 2
LCM(84862,84882) = 3601628142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84862 and 84882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84862 and 84882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84862 and 84882.

Prime Factorization of 84862

Prime Factorization of 84882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84862 and 84882.

LCM(84862,84882) = 2¹ × 151¹ × 281¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 43¹ × 47¹
LCM(84862,84882) = 3601628142