What is the Least Common Multiple of 82356 and 82376?

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 82376 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 82376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82356,82376) = 4
LCM(82356,82376) = ( 82356 × 82376) / 4
LCM(82356,82376) = 6784157856 / 4
LCM(82356,82376) = 1696039464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82356 and 82376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82356 and 82376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82356 and 82376.

Prime Factorization of 82356

Prime Factorization of 82376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82356 and 82376.

LCM(82356,82376) = 2³ × 3¹ × 6863¹ × 7¹ × 1471¹
LCM(82356,82376) = 1696039464