What is the Least Common Multiple of 83961 and 83977?

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 83961 and 83977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83961 and 83977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83961,83977) = 1
LCM(83961,83977) = ( 83961 × 83977) / 1
LCM(83961,83977) = 7050792897 / 1
LCM(83961,83977) = 7050792897

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83961 and 83977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83961 and 83977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83961 and 83977.

Prime Factorization of 83961

Prime Factorization of 83977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83961 and 83977.

LCM(83961,83977) = 3² × 19¹ × 491¹ × 79¹ × 1063¹
LCM(83961,83977) = 7050792897