What is the Least Common Multiple of 82362 and 82371?

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 82362 and 82371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82362 and 82371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82362,82371) = 3
LCM(82362,82371) = ( 82362 × 82371) / 3
LCM(82362,82371) = 6784240302 / 3
LCM(82362,82371) = 2261413434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82362 and 82371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82362 and 82371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82362 and 82371.

Prime Factorization of 82362

Prime Factorization of 82371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82362 and 82371.

LCM(82362,82371) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 53¹ × 27457¹
LCM(82362,82371) = 2261413434