What is the Least Common Multiple of 83020 and 83038?

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 83020 and 83038 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83020 and 83038, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83020,83038) = 2
LCM(83020,83038) = ( 83020 × 83038) / 2
LCM(83020,83038) = 6893814760 / 2
LCM(83020,83038) = 3446907380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83020 and 83038 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83020 and 83038. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83020 and 83038.

Prime Factorization of 83020

Prime Factorization of 83038

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83020 and 83038.

LCM(83020,83038) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 593¹ × 41519¹
LCM(83020,83038) = 3446907380