What is the Least Common Multiple of 82246 and 82266?

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 82246 and 82266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82246 and 82266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82246,82266) = 2
LCM(82246,82266) = ( 82246 × 82266) / 2
LCM(82246,82266) = 6766049436 / 2
LCM(82246,82266) = 3383024718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82246 and 82266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82246 and 82266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82246 and 82266.

Prime Factorization of 82246

Prime Factorization of 82266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82246 and 82266.

LCM(82246,82266) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 13711¹
LCM(82246,82266) = 3383024718