What is the Least Common Multiple of 80871 and 80877?

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 80871 and 80877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80871 and 80877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80871,80877) = 3
LCM(80871,80877) = ( 80871 × 80877) / 3
LCM(80871,80877) = 6540603867 / 3
LCM(80871,80877) = 2180201289

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80871 and 80877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80871 and 80877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80871 and 80877.

Prime Factorization of 80871

Prime Factorization of 80877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80871 and 80877.

LCM(80871,80877) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3851¹ × 26959¹
LCM(80871,80877) = 2180201289