What is the Least Common Multiple of 82879 and 82886?

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 82879 and 82886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82879 and 82886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82879,82886) = 1
LCM(82879,82886) = ( 82879 × 82886) / 1
LCM(82879,82886) = 6869508794 / 1
LCM(82879,82886) = 6869508794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82879 and 82886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82879 and 82886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82879 and 82886.

Prime Factorization of 82879

Prime Factorization of 82886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82879 and 82886.

LCM(82879,82886) = 67¹ × 1237¹ × 2¹ × 41443¹
LCM(82879,82886) = 6869508794