What is the Least Common Multiple of 82964 and 82977?

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 82964 and 82977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82964 and 82977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82964,82977) = 1
LCM(82964,82977) = ( 82964 × 82977) / 1
LCM(82964,82977) = 6884103828 / 1
LCM(82964,82977) = 6884103828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82964 and 82977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82964 and 82977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82964 and 82977.

Prime Factorization of 82964

Prime Factorization of 82977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82964 and 82977.

LCM(82964,82977) = 2² × 7¹ × 2963¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1627¹
LCM(82964,82977) = 6884103828