What is the Least Common Multiple of 82878 and 82896?

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 82878 and 82896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82878 and 82896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82878,82896) = 6
LCM(82878,82896) = ( 82878 × 82896) / 6
LCM(82878,82896) = 6870254688 / 6
LCM(82878,82896) = 1145042448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82878 and 82896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82878 and 82896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82878 and 82896.

Prime Factorization of 82878

Prime Factorization of 82896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82878 and 82896.

LCM(82878,82896) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 727¹ × 11¹ × 157¹
LCM(82878,82896) = 1145042448