What is the Least Common Multiple of 82012 and 82023?

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 82012 and 82023 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82012 and 82023, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82012,82023) = 1
LCM(82012,82023) = ( 82012 × 82023) / 1
LCM(82012,82023) = 6726870276 / 1
LCM(82012,82023) = 6726870276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82012 and 82023 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82012 and 82023. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82012 and 82023.

Prime Factorization of 82012

Prime Factorization of 82023

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82012 and 82023.

LCM(82012,82023) = 2² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 101¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 1439¹
LCM(82012,82023) = 6726870276