What is the Least Common Multiple of 83938 and 83954?

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 83938 and 83954 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83938 and 83954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83938,83954) = 2
LCM(83938,83954) = ( 83938 × 83954) / 2
LCM(83938,83954) = 7046930852 / 2
LCM(83938,83954) = 3523465426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83938 and 83954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83938 and 83954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83938 and 83954.

Prime Factorization of 83938

Prime Factorization of 83954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83938 and 83954.

LCM(83938,83954) = 2¹ × 41969¹ × 13¹ × 3229¹
LCM(83938,83954) = 3523465426