What is the Least Common Multiple of 84251 and 84259?

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 84251 and 84259 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84251 and 84259, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84251,84259) = 1
LCM(84251,84259) = ( 84251 × 84259) / 1
LCM(84251,84259) = 7098905009 / 1
LCM(84251,84259) = 7098905009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84251 and 84259 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84251 and 84259. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84251 and 84259.

Prime Factorization of 84251

Prime Factorization of 84259

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84251 and 84259.

LCM(84251,84259) = 173¹ × 487¹ × 7¹ × 12037¹
LCM(84251,84259) = 7098905009