What is the Least Common Multiple of 82679 and 82696?

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 82679 and 82696 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82679 and 82696, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82679,82696) = 1
LCM(82679,82696) = ( 82679 × 82696) / 1
LCM(82679,82696) = 6837222584 / 1
LCM(82679,82696) = 6837222584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82679 and 82696 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82679 and 82696. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82679 and 82696.

Prime Factorization of 82679

Prime Factorization of 82696

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82679 and 82696.

LCM(82679,82696) = 29¹ × 2851¹ × 2³ × 10337¹
LCM(82679,82696) = 6837222584