What is the Least Common Multiple of 83929 and 83938?

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 83929 and 83938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83929 and 83938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83929,83938) = 1
LCM(83929,83938) = ( 83929 × 83938) / 1
LCM(83929,83938) = 7044832402 / 1
LCM(83929,83938) = 7044832402

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83929 and 83938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83929 and 83938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83929 and 83938.

Prime Factorization of 83929

Prime Factorization of 83938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83929 and 83938.

LCM(83929,83938) = 17¹ × 4937¹ × 2¹ × 41969¹
LCM(83929,83938) = 7044832402