What is the Least Common Multiple of 83965 and 83982?

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 83982 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 83982, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83965,83982) = 1
LCM(83965,83982) = ( 83965 × 83982) / 1
LCM(83965,83982) = 7051548630 / 1
LCM(83965,83982) = 7051548630

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83965 and 83982 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83965 and 83982. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83965 and 83982.

Prime Factorization of 83965

Prime Factorization of 83982

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83965 and 83982.

LCM(83965,83982) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 2399¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 13997¹
LCM(83965,83982) = 7051548630