What is the Least Common Multiple of 83993 and 84002?

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 83993 and 84002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83993 and 84002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83993,84002) = 1
LCM(83993,84002) = ( 83993 × 84002) / 1
LCM(83993,84002) = 7055579986 / 1
LCM(83993,84002) = 7055579986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83993 and 84002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83993 and 84002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83993 and 84002.

Prime Factorization of 83993

Prime Factorization of 84002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83993 and 84002.

LCM(83993,84002) = 7¹ × 13² × 71¹ × 2¹ × 97¹ × 433¹
LCM(83993,84002) = 7055579986