What is the Least Common Multiple of 83995 and 83999?

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 83995 and 83999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83995 and 83999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83995,83999) = 1
LCM(83995,83999) = ( 83995 × 83999) / 1
LCM(83995,83999) = 7055496005 / 1
LCM(83995,83999) = 7055496005

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83995 and 83999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83995 and 83999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83995 and 83999.

Prime Factorization of 83995

Prime Factorization of 83999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83995 and 83999.

LCM(83995,83999) = 5¹ × 107¹ × 157¹ × 19¹ × 4421¹
LCM(83995,83999) = 7055496005