What is the Least Common Multiple of 83818 and 83824?

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 83818 and 83824 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83818 and 83824, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83818,83824) = 2
LCM(83818,83824) = ( 83818 × 83824) / 2
LCM(83818,83824) = 7025960032 / 2
LCM(83818,83824) = 3512980016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83818 and 83824 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83818 and 83824. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83818 and 83824.

Prime Factorization of 83818

Prime Factorization of 83824

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83818 and 83824.

LCM(83818,83824) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 5987¹ × 13² × 31¹
LCM(83818,83824) = 3512980016