What is the Least Common Multiple of 84981 and 85001?

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 84981 and 85001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84981 and 85001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84981,85001) = 1
LCM(84981,85001) = ( 84981 × 85001) / 1
LCM(84981,85001) = 7223469981 / 1
LCM(84981,85001) = 7223469981

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84981 and 85001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84981 and 85001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84981 and 85001.

Prime Factorization of 84981

Prime Factorization of 85001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84981 and 85001.

LCM(84981,85001) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 2179¹ × 7¹ × 12143¹
LCM(84981,85001) = 7223469981