What is the Least Common Multiple of 82052 and 82068?

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 82052 and 82068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82052 and 82068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82052,82068) = 4
LCM(82052,82068) = ( 82052 × 82068) / 4
LCM(82052,82068) = 6733843536 / 4
LCM(82052,82068) = 1683460884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82052 and 82068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82052 and 82068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82052 and 82068.

Prime Factorization of 82052

Prime Factorization of 82068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82052 and 82068.

LCM(82052,82068) = 2² × 73¹ × 281¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 977¹
LCM(82052,82068) = 1683460884