What is the Least Common Multiple of 83999 and 84008?

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 83999 and 84008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83999 and 84008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83999,84008) = 1
LCM(83999,84008) = ( 83999 × 84008) / 1
LCM(83999,84008) = 7056587992 / 1
LCM(83999,84008) = 7056587992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83999 and 84008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83999 and 84008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83999 and 84008.

Prime Factorization of 83999

Prime Factorization of 84008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83999 and 84008.

LCM(83999,84008) = 19¹ × 4421¹ × 2³ × 10501¹
LCM(83999,84008) = 7056587992