What is the Least Common Multiple of 83826 and 83838?

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 83826 and 83838 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83826 and 83838, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83826,83838) = 6
LCM(83826,83838) = ( 83826 × 83838) / 6
LCM(83826,83838) = 7027804188 / 6
LCM(83826,83838) = 1171300698

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83826 and 83838 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83826 and 83838. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83826 and 83838.

Prime Factorization of 83826

Prime Factorization of 83838

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83826 and 83838.

LCM(83826,83838) = 2¹ × 3² × 4657¹ × 89¹ × 157¹
LCM(83826,83838) = 1171300698