What is the Least Common Multiple of 83212 and 83216?

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 83212 and 83216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83212 and 83216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83212,83216) = 4
LCM(83212,83216) = ( 83212 × 83216) / 4
LCM(83212,83216) = 6924569792 / 4
LCM(83212,83216) = 1731142448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83212 and 83216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83212 and 83216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83212 and 83216.

Prime Factorization of 83212

Prime Factorization of 83216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83212 and 83216.

LCM(83212,83216) = 2⁴ × 71¹ × 293¹ × 7¹ × 743¹
LCM(83212,83216) = 1731142448