What is the Least Common Multiple of 84196 and 84202?

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 84196 and 84202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84196 and 84202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84196,84202) = 2
LCM(84196,84202) = ( 84196 × 84202) / 2
LCM(84196,84202) = 7089471592 / 2
LCM(84196,84202) = 3544735796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84196 and 84202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84196 and 84202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84196 and 84202.

Prime Factorization of 84196

Prime Factorization of 84202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84196 and 84202.

LCM(84196,84202) = 2² × 7¹ × 31¹ × 97¹ × 42101¹
LCM(84196,84202) = 3544735796