What is the Least Common Multiple of 82371 and 82385?

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 82371 and 82385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82371 and 82385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82371,82385) = 1
LCM(82371,82385) = ( 82371 × 82385) / 1
LCM(82371,82385) = 6786134835 / 1
LCM(82371,82385) = 6786134835

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82371 and 82385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82371 and 82385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82371 and 82385.

Prime Factorization of 82371

Prime Factorization of 82385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82371 and 82385.

LCM(82371,82385) = 3¹ × 27457¹ × 5¹ × 16477¹
LCM(82371,82385) = 6786134835