What is the Least Common Multiple of 82352 and 82372?

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 82352 and 82372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82352 and 82372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82352,82372) = 4
LCM(82352,82372) = ( 82352 × 82372) / 4
LCM(82352,82372) = 6783498944 / 4
LCM(82352,82372) = 1695874736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82352 and 82372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82352 and 82372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82352 and 82372.

Prime Factorization of 82352

Prime Factorization of 82372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82352 and 82372.

LCM(82352,82372) = 2⁴ × 5147¹ × 20593¹
LCM(82352,82372) = 1695874736