What is the Least Common Multiple of 83941 and 83957?

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 83941 and 83957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83941 and 83957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83941,83957) = 1
LCM(83941,83957) = ( 83941 × 83957) / 1
LCM(83941,83957) = 7047434537 / 1
LCM(83941,83957) = 7047434537

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83941 and 83957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83941 and 83957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83941 and 83957.

Prime Factorization of 83941

Prime Factorization of 83957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83941 and 83957.

LCM(83941,83957) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 587¹ × 59¹ × 1423¹
LCM(83941,83957) = 7047434537