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What is the Least Common Multiple of 805 and 820?

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 (LCM) of 805 and 820 is 132020.

LCM(805,820) = 132020

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Least Common Multiple of 805 and 820 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 805 and 820, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(805,820) = 5
LCM(805,820) = ( 805 × 820) / 5
LCM(805,820) = 660100 / 5
LCM(805,820) = 132020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 805 and 820 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 805 and 820. First we will calculate the prime factors of 805 and 820.

Prime Factorization of 805

Prime factors of 805 are 5, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 805 in exponential form is:

805 = 51 × 71 × 231

Prime Factorization of 820

Prime factors of 820 are 2, 5, 41. Prime factorization of 820 in exponential form is:

820 = 22 × 51 × 411

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 805 and 820.

LCM(805,820) = 51 × 71 × 231 × 22 × 411
LCM(805,820) = 132020