What is the Least Common Multiple of 82938 and 82956?

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 82938 and 82956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82938 and 82956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82938,82956) = 6
LCM(82938,82956) = ( 82938 × 82956) / 6
LCM(82938,82956) = 6880204728 / 6
LCM(82938,82956) = 1146700788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82938 and 82956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82938 and 82956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82938 and 82956.

Prime Factorization of 82938

Prime Factorization of 82956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82938 and 82956.

LCM(82938,82956) = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 601¹ × 31¹ × 223¹
LCM(82938,82956) = 1146700788