What is the Least Common Multiple of 82336 and 82340?

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 82336 and 82340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82336 and 82340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82336,82340) = 4
LCM(82336,82340) = ( 82336 × 82340) / 4
LCM(82336,82340) = 6779546240 / 4
LCM(82336,82340) = 1694886560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82336 and 82340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82336 and 82340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82336 and 82340.

Prime Factorization of 82336

Prime Factorization of 82340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82336 and 82340.

LCM(82336,82340) = 2⁵ × 31¹ × 83¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 179¹
LCM(82336,82340) = 1694886560