What is the Least Common Multiple of 83348 and 83358?

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 83348 and 83358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83348 and 83358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83348,83358) = 2
LCM(83348,83358) = ( 83348 × 83358) / 2
LCM(83348,83358) = 6947722584 / 2
LCM(83348,83358) = 3473861292

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83348 and 83358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83348 and 83358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83348 and 83358.

Prime Factorization of 83348

Prime Factorization of 83358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83348 and 83358.

LCM(83348,83358) = 2² × 67¹ × 311¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 421¹
LCM(83348,83358) = 3473861292