What is the Least Common Multiple of 82846 and 82852?

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 82846 and 82852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82846 and 82852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82846,82852) = 2
LCM(82846,82852) = ( 82846 × 82852) / 2
LCM(82846,82852) = 6863956792 / 2
LCM(82846,82852) = 3431978396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82846 and 82852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82846 and 82852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82846 and 82852.

Prime Factorization of 82846

Prime Factorization of 82852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82846 and 82852.

LCM(82846,82852) = 2² × 23¹ × 1801¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 269¹
LCM(82846,82852) = 3431978396