What is the Least Common Multiple of 82873 and 82882?

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 82873 and 82882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82873 and 82882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82873,82882) = 1
LCM(82873,82882) = ( 82873 × 82882) / 1
LCM(82873,82882) = 6868679986 / 1
LCM(82873,82882) = 6868679986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82873 and 82882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82873 and 82882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82873 and 82882.

Prime Factorization of 82873

Prime Factorization of 82882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82873 and 82882.

LCM(82873,82882) = 7¹ × 11839¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 1429¹
LCM(82873,82882) = 6868679986