What is the Least Common Multiple of 83965 and 83971?

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 83965 and 83971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83965 and 83971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83965,83971) = 1
LCM(83965,83971) = ( 83965 × 83971) / 1
LCM(83965,83971) = 7050625015 / 1
LCM(83965,83971) = 7050625015

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83965 and 83971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83965 and 83971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83965 and 83971.

Prime Factorization of 83965

Prime Factorization of 83971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83965 and 83971.

LCM(83965,83971) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 2399¹ × 131¹ × 641¹
LCM(83965,83971) = 7050625015