LCM for 84 and 128
What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84 and 128?
(Two thousand, six hundred eighty-eight)
Finding LCM for 84 and 128 using GCF's of these numbers
The first method to find LCM for numbers 84 and 128 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:
LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF
GCF of numbers 84 and 128 is 4, so
LCM = (84 × 128) ÷ 4
LCM = 10752 ÷ 4
LCM = 2688
Finding LCM for 84 and 128 by Listing Multiples
The second method to find LCM for numbers 84 and 128 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:
Multiples of 84: 84, 168, 252, 336, 420, 504, 588, 672, 756, 840, 924, 1008, 1092, 1176, 1260, 1344, 1428, 1512, 1596, 1680, 1764, 1848, 1932, 2016, 2100, 2184, 2268, 2352, 2436, 2520, 2604, 2688, 2772, 2856
Multiples of 128: 128, 256, 384, 512, 640, 768, 896, 1024, 1152, 1280, 1408, 1536, 1664, 1792, 1920, 2048, 2176, 2304, 2432, 2560, 2688, 2816, 2944
So the LCM for 84 and 128 is 2688
Finding LCM for 84 and 128 by Prime Factorization
Another method to find LCM for numbers 84 and 128 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors:
All Prime Factors of 84: 2, 2, 3, 7 (exponent form: 22, 31, 71)
All Prime Factors of 128: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 (exponent form: 27)
27 × 31 × 71 = 2688
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See Also
- Greatest Common Factor - Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two numbers
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Least Common Multiple (LCM) also known as the Lowest Common Multiple or Smallest Common Multiple of 2 numbers - it is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both numbers