What is the Least Common Multiple of 8274 and 8284?

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 8274 and 8284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 8274 and 8284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(8274,8284) = 2
LCM(8274,8284) = ( 8274 × 8284) / 2
LCM(8274,8284) = 68541816 / 2
LCM(8274,8284) = 34270908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8274 and 8284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 8274 and 8284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 8274 and 8284.

Prime Factorization of 8274

Prime Factorization of 8284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 8274 and 8284.

LCM(8274,8284) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 197¹ × 19¹ × 109¹
LCM(8274,8284) = 34270908