What is the Least Common Multiple of 82280 and 82300?

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 82280 and 82300 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82280 and 82300, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82280,82300) = 20
LCM(82280,82300) = ( 82280 × 82300) / 20
LCM(82280,82300) = 6771644000 / 20
LCM(82280,82300) = 338582200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82280 and 82300 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82280 and 82300. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82280 and 82300.

Prime Factorization of 82280

Prime Factorization of 82300

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82280 and 82300.

LCM(82280,82300) = 2³ × 5² × 11² × 17¹ × 823¹
LCM(82280,82300) = 338582200