What is the Least Common Multiple of 84436 and 84442?

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 84436 and 84442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84436 and 84442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84436,84442) = 2
LCM(84436,84442) = ( 84436 × 84442) / 2
LCM(84436,84442) = 7129944712 / 2
LCM(84436,84442) = 3564972356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84436 and 84442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84436 and 84442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84436 and 84442.

Prime Factorization of 84436

Prime Factorization of 84442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84436 and 84442.

LCM(84436,84442) = 2² × 11¹ × 19¹ × 101¹ × 42221¹
LCM(84436,84442) = 3564972356