What is the Least Common Multiple of 82997 and 83015?

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 82997 and 83015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 82997 and 83015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(82997,83015) = 1
LCM(82997,83015) = ( 82997 × 83015) / 1
LCM(82997,83015) = 6889995955 / 1
LCM(82997,83015) = 6889995955

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 82997 and 83015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 82997 and 83015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 82997 and 83015.

Prime Factorization of 82997

Prime Factorization of 83015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 82997 and 83015.

LCM(82997,83015) = 82997¹ × 5¹ × 16603¹
LCM(82997,83015) = 6889995955