What is the Least Common Multiple of 82926 and 82943?

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 82926 and 82943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82926 and 82943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82926,82943) = 17
LCM(82926,82943) = ( 82926 × 82943) / 17
LCM(82926,82943) = 6878131218 / 17
LCM(82926,82943) = 404595954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82926 and 82943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82926 and 82943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82926 and 82943.

Prime Factorization of 82926

Prime Factorization of 82943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82926 and 82943.

LCM(82926,82943) = 2¹ × 3² × 17² × 271¹ × 7¹ × 41¹
LCM(82926,82943) = 404595954