What is the Least Common Multiple of 82642 and 82649?

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 82642 and 82649 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82642 and 82649, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82642,82649) = 7
LCM(82642,82649) = ( 82642 × 82649) / 7
LCM(82642,82649) = 6830278658 / 7
LCM(82642,82649) = 975754094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82642 and 82649 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82642 and 82649. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82642 and 82649.

Prime Factorization of 82642

Prime Factorization of 82649

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82642 and 82649.

LCM(82642,82649) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5903¹ × 11807¹
LCM(82642,82649) = 975754094