What is the Least Common Multiple of 83996 and 84004?

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 83996 and 84004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83996 and 84004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83996,84004) = 4
LCM(83996,84004) = ( 83996 × 84004) / 4
LCM(83996,84004) = 7055999984 / 4
LCM(83996,84004) = 1763999996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83996 and 84004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83996 and 84004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83996 and 84004.

Prime Factorization of 83996

Prime Factorization of 84004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83996 and 84004.

LCM(83996,84004) = 2² × 11¹ × 23¹ × 83¹ × 21001¹
LCM(83996,84004) = 1763999996