What is the Least Common Multiple of 82994 and 83001?

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 82994 and 83001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82994 and 83001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82994,83001) = 1
LCM(82994,83001) = ( 82994 × 83001) / 1
LCM(82994,83001) = 6888584994 / 1
LCM(82994,83001) = 6888584994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82994 and 83001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82994 and 83001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82994 and 83001.

Prime Factorization of 82994

Prime Factorization of 83001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82994 and 83001.

LCM(82994,83001) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2441¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 379¹
LCM(82994,83001) = 6888584994