What is the Least Common Multiple of 84947 and 84959?

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 84947 and 84959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84947 and 84959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84947,84959) = 1
LCM(84947,84959) = ( 84947 × 84959) / 1
LCM(84947,84959) = 7217012173 / 1
LCM(84947,84959) = 7217012173

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84947 and 84959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84947 and 84959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84947 and 84959.

Prime Factorization of 84947

Prime Factorization of 84959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84947 and 84959.

LCM(84947,84959) = 84947¹ × 7¹ × 53¹ × 229¹
LCM(84947,84959) = 7217012173