What is the Least Common Multiple of 84996 and 85013?

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 85013 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 85013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84996,85013) = 1
LCM(84996,85013) = ( 84996 × 85013) / 1
LCM(84996,85013) = 7225764948 / 1
LCM(84996,85013) = 7225764948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84996 and 85013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84996 and 85013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84996 and 85013.

Prime Factorization of 84996

Prime Factorization of 85013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84996 and 85013.

LCM(84996,85013) = 2² × 3³ × 787¹ × 151¹ × 563¹
LCM(84996,85013) = 7225764948