What is the Least Common Multiple of 82132 and 82148?

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 82132 and 82148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82132 and 82148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82132,82148) = 4
LCM(82132,82148) = ( 82132 × 82148) / 4
LCM(82132,82148) = 6746979536 / 4
LCM(82132,82148) = 1686744884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82132 and 82148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82132 and 82148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82132 and 82148.

Prime Factorization of 82132

Prime Factorization of 82148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82132 and 82148.

LCM(82132,82148) = 2² × 20533¹ × 11¹ × 1867¹
LCM(82132,82148) = 1686744884