What is the Least Common Multiple of 82168 and 82182?

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 82168 and 82182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82168 and 82182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82168,82182) = 2
LCM(82168,82182) = ( 82168 × 82182) / 2
LCM(82168,82182) = 6752730576 / 2
LCM(82168,82182) = 3376365288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82168 and 82182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82168 and 82182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82168 and 82182.

Prime Factorization of 82168

Prime Factorization of 82182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82168 and 82182.

LCM(82168,82182) = 2³ × 10271¹ × 3¹ × 13697¹
LCM(82168,82182) = 3376365288