What is the Least Common Multiple of 83002 and 83022?

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 83002 and 83022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83002 and 83022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83002,83022) = 2
LCM(83002,83022) = ( 83002 × 83022) / 2
LCM(83002,83022) = 6890992044 / 2
LCM(83002,83022) = 3445496022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83002 and 83022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83002 and 83022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83002 and 83022.

Prime Factorization of 83002

Prime Factorization of 83022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83002 and 83022.

LCM(83002,83022) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 883¹ × 3¹ × 101¹ × 137¹
LCM(83002,83022) = 3445496022