What is the Least Common Multiple of 82939 and 82959?

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 82939 and 82959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82939 and 82959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82939,82959) = 1
LCM(82939,82959) = ( 82939 × 82959) / 1
LCM(82939,82959) = 6880536501 / 1
LCM(82939,82959) = 6880536501

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82939 and 82959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82939 and 82959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82939 and 82959.

Prime Factorization of 82939

Prime Factorization of 82959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82939 and 82959.

LCM(82939,82959) = 82939¹ × 3¹ × 27653¹
LCM(82939,82959) = 6880536501