What is the Least Common Multiple of 82901 and 82918?

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 82901 and 82918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82901 and 82918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82901,82918) = 1
LCM(82901,82918) = ( 82901 × 82918) / 1
LCM(82901,82918) = 6873985118 / 1
LCM(82901,82918) = 6873985118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82901 and 82918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82901 and 82918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82901 and 82918.

Prime Factorization of 82901

Prime Factorization of 82918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82901 and 82918.

LCM(82901,82918) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 911¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 3769¹
LCM(82901,82918) = 6873985118