What is the Least Common Multiple of 82940 and 82957?

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 82940 and 82957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82940 and 82957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82940,82957) = 1
LCM(82940,82957) = ( 82940 × 82957) / 1
LCM(82940,82957) = 6880453580 / 1
LCM(82940,82957) = 6880453580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82940 and 82957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82940 and 82957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82940 and 82957.

Prime Factorization of 82940

Prime Factorization of 82957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82940 and 82957.

LCM(82940,82957) = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 7² × 1693¹
LCM(82940,82957) = 6880453580