What is the Least Common Multiple of 80855 and 80860?

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 80855 and 80860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80855 and 80860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80855,80860) = 5
LCM(80855,80860) = ( 80855 × 80860) / 5
LCM(80855,80860) = 6537935300 / 5
LCM(80855,80860) = 1307587060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80855 and 80860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80855 and 80860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80855 and 80860.

Prime Factorization of 80855

Prime Factorization of 80860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80855 and 80860.

LCM(80855,80860) = 5¹ × 103¹ × 157¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 311¹
LCM(80855,80860) = 1307587060