What is the Least Common Multiple of 82802 and 82818?

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 82802 and 82818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82802 and 82818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82802,82818) = 2
LCM(82802,82818) = ( 82802 × 82818) / 2
LCM(82802,82818) = 6857496036 / 2
LCM(82802,82818) = 3428748018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82802 and 82818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82802 and 82818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82802 and 82818.

Prime Factorization of 82802

Prime Factorization of 82818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82802 and 82818.

LCM(82802,82818) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 2179¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 107¹
LCM(82802,82818) = 3428748018