What is the Least Common Multiple of 82481 and 82488?

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 82481 and 82488 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82481 and 82488, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82481,82488) = 7
LCM(82481,82488) = ( 82481 × 82488) / 7
LCM(82481,82488) = 6803692728 / 7
LCM(82481,82488) = 971956104

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82481 and 82488 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82481 and 82488. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82481 and 82488.

Prime Factorization of 82481

Prime Factorization of 82488

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82481 and 82488.

LCM(82481,82488) = 7¹ × 11783¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 491¹
LCM(82481,82488) = 971956104