What is the Least Common Multiple of 82851 and 82856?

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 82851 and 82856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82851 and 82856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82851,82856) = 1
LCM(82851,82856) = ( 82851 × 82856) / 1
LCM(82851,82856) = 6864702456 / 1
LCM(82851,82856) = 6864702456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82851 and 82856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82851 and 82856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82851 and 82856.

Prime Factorization of 82851

Prime Factorization of 82856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82851 and 82856.

LCM(82851,82856) = 3¹ × 27617¹ × 2³ × 10357¹
LCM(82851,82856) = 6864702456