What is the Least Common Multiple of 81420 and 81437?

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 81420 and 81437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81420 and 81437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81420,81437) = 1
LCM(81420,81437) = ( 81420 × 81437) / 1
LCM(81420,81437) = 6630600540 / 1
LCM(81420,81437) = 6630600540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81420 and 81437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81420 and 81437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81420 and 81437.

Prime Factorization of 81420

Prime Factorization of 81437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81420 and 81437.

LCM(81420,81437) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 31¹ × 37¹ × 71¹
LCM(81420,81437) = 6630600540