What is the Least Common Multiple of 82008 and 82017?

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 82008 and 82017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82008 and 82017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82008,82017) = 9
LCM(82008,82017) = ( 82008 × 82017) / 9
LCM(82008,82017) = 6726050136 / 9
LCM(82008,82017) = 747338904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82008 and 82017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82008 and 82017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82008 and 82017.

Prime Factorization of 82008

Prime Factorization of 82017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82008 and 82017.

LCM(82008,82017) = 2³ × 3² × 17¹ × 67¹ × 13¹ × 701¹
LCM(82008,82017) = 747338904