What is the Least Common Multiple of 82356 and 82362?

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 82356 and 82362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82356 and 82362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82356,82362) = 6
LCM(82356,82362) = ( 82356 × 82362) / 6
LCM(82356,82362) = 6783004872 / 6
LCM(82356,82362) = 1130500812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82356 and 82362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82356 and 82362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82356 and 82362.

Prime Factorization of 82356

Prime Factorization of 82362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82356 and 82362.

LCM(82356,82362) = 2² × 3¹ × 6863¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 53¹
LCM(82356,82362) = 1130500812