What is the Least Common Multiple of 80848 and 80862?

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 80848 and 80862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80848 and 80862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80848,80862) = 2
LCM(80848,80862) = ( 80848 × 80862) / 2
LCM(80848,80862) = 6537530976 / 2
LCM(80848,80862) = 3268765488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80848 and 80862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80848 and 80862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80848 and 80862.

Prime Factorization of 80848

Prime Factorization of 80862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80848 and 80862.

LCM(80848,80862) = 2⁴ × 31¹ × 163¹ × 3¹ × 13477¹
LCM(80848,80862) = 3268765488