What is the Least Common Multiple of 82965 and 82981?

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 82965 and 82981 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82965 and 82981, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82965,82981) = 1
LCM(82965,82981) = ( 82965 × 82981) / 1
LCM(82965,82981) = 6884518665 / 1
LCM(82965,82981) = 6884518665

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82965 and 82981 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82965 and 82981. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82965 and 82981.

Prime Factorization of 82965

Prime Factorization of 82981

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82965 and 82981.

LCM(82965,82981) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5531¹ × 82981¹
LCM(82965,82981) = 6884518665