What is the Least Common Multiple of 84231 and 84237?

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 84231 and 84237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84231 and 84237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84231,84237) = 3
LCM(84231,84237) = ( 84231 × 84237) / 3
LCM(84231,84237) = 7095366747 / 3
LCM(84231,84237) = 2365122249

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84231 and 84237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84231 and 84237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84231 and 84237.

Prime Factorization of 84231

Prime Factorization of 84237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84231 and 84237.

LCM(84231,84237) = 3² × 7² × 191¹ × 43¹ × 653¹
LCM(84231,84237) = 2365122249