What is the Least Common Multiple of 82572 and 82589?

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 82572 and 82589 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82572 and 82589, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82572,82589) = 1
LCM(82572,82589) = ( 82572 × 82589) / 1
LCM(82572,82589) = 6819538908 / 1
LCM(82572,82589) = 6819538908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82572 and 82589 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82572 and 82589. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82572 and 82589.

Prime Factorization of 82572

Prime Factorization of 82589

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82572 and 82589.

LCM(82572,82589) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 983¹ × 13¹ × 6353¹
LCM(82572,82589) = 6819538908