What is the Least Common Multiple of 82579 and 82586?

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 82579 and 82586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82579 and 82586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82579,82586) = 7
LCM(82579,82586) = ( 82579 × 82586) / 7
LCM(82579,82586) = 6819869294 / 7
LCM(82579,82586) = 974267042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82579 and 82586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82579 and 82586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82579 and 82586.

Prime Factorization of 82579

Prime Factorization of 82586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82579 and 82586.

LCM(82579,82586) = 7¹ × 47¹ × 251¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 347¹
LCM(82579,82586) = 974267042