What is the Least Common Multiple of 84868 and 84881?

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 84868 and 84881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84868 and 84881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84868,84881) = 1
LCM(84868,84881) = ( 84868 × 84881) / 1
LCM(84868,84881) = 7203680708 / 1
LCM(84868,84881) = 7203680708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84868 and 84881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84868 and 84881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84868 and 84881.

Prime Factorization of 84868

Prime Factorization of 84881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84868 and 84881.

LCM(84868,84881) = 2² × 7² × 433¹ × 17¹ × 4993¹
LCM(84868,84881) = 7203680708