We know that the prime factors of the set of numbers must equal the prime factors of 84, which are $2^2\cdot3\cdot7$. The set with the smallest sum would be the factors themselves - 2, 2, 3, and 7. However, the set can't have two 2's since the integers must be distinct, but it can have a 4, 3, and 7 instead.  The sum of those numbers is $\boxed{14}$.  We could also have paired one of the 2's with the 3, to have 2, 6, and 7, but these have sum 15.  Grouping the extra 2 with 7 gives 2, 3, and 14 (which sum to 19), and any other grouping clearly gives a sum higher than 14.
Question:
The product of a set of distinct positive integers is 84. What is the least possible sum of these integers?
Answer:
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