What is the Least Common Multiple of 83195 and 83209?

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 83195 and 83209 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83195 and 83209, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83195,83209) = 7
LCM(83195,83209) = ( 83195 × 83209) / 7
LCM(83195,83209) = 6922572755 / 7
LCM(83195,83209) = 988938965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83195 and 83209 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83195 and 83209. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83195 and 83209.

Prime Factorization of 83195

Prime Factorization of 83209

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83195 and 83209.

LCM(83195,83209) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 2377¹ × 11887¹
LCM(83195,83209) = 988938965