What is the Least Common Multiple of 82002 and 82018?

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 82002 and 82018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82002 and 82018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82002,82018) = 2
LCM(82002,82018) = ( 82002 × 82018) / 2
LCM(82002,82018) = 6725640036 / 2
LCM(82002,82018) = 3362820018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82002 and 82018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82002 and 82018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82002 and 82018.

Prime Factorization of 82002

Prime Factorization of 82018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82002 and 82018.

LCM(82002,82018) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 173¹ × 23¹ × 1783¹
LCM(82002,82018) = 3362820018