What is the Least Common Multiple of 83530 and 83550?

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 83530 and 83550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83530 and 83550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83530,83550) = 10
LCM(83530,83550) = ( 83530 × 83550) / 10
LCM(83530,83550) = 6978931500 / 10
LCM(83530,83550) = 697893150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83530 and 83550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83530 and 83550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83530 and 83550.

Prime Factorization of 83530

Prime Factorization of 83550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83530 and 83550.

LCM(83530,83550) = 2¹ × 5² × 8353¹ × 3¹ × 557¹
LCM(83530,83550) = 697893150