What is the Least Common Multiple of 82491 and 82500?

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 82491 and 82500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82491 and 82500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82491,82500) = 3
LCM(82491,82500) = ( 82491 × 82500) / 3
LCM(82491,82500) = 6805507500 / 3
LCM(82491,82500) = 2268502500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82491 and 82500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82491 and 82500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82491 and 82500.

Prime Factorization of 82491

Prime Factorization of 82500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82491 and 82500.

LCM(82491,82500) = 3¹ × 31¹ × 887¹ × 2² × 5⁴ × 11¹
LCM(82491,82500) = 2268502500