What is the Least Common Multiple of 84996 and 85012?

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 84996 and 85012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84996 and 85012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84996,85012) = 4
LCM(84996,85012) = ( 84996 × 85012) / 4
LCM(84996,85012) = 7225679952 / 4
LCM(84996,85012) = 1806419988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84996 and 85012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84996 and 85012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84996 and 85012.

Prime Factorization of 84996

Prime Factorization of 85012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84996 and 85012.

LCM(84996,85012) = 2² × 3³ × 787¹ × 53¹ × 401¹
LCM(84996,85012) = 1806419988