What is the Least Common Multiple of 80879 and 80888?

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 80879 and 80888 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80879 and 80888, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80879,80888) = 1
LCM(80879,80888) = ( 80879 × 80888) / 1
LCM(80879,80888) = 6542140552 / 1
LCM(80879,80888) = 6542140552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80879 and 80888 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80879 and 80888. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80879 and 80888.

Prime Factorization of 80879

Prime Factorization of 80888

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80879 and 80888.

LCM(80879,80888) = 31¹ × 2609¹ × 2³ × 10111¹
LCM(80879,80888) = 6542140552