What is the Least Common Multiple of 81426 and 81434?

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 81426 and 81434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81426 and 81434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81426,81434) = 2
LCM(81426,81434) = ( 81426 × 81434) / 2
LCM(81426,81434) = 6630844884 / 2
LCM(81426,81434) = 3315422442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81426 and 81434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81426 and 81434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81426 and 81434.

Prime Factorization of 81426

Prime Factorization of 81434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81426 and 81434.

LCM(81426,81434) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 331¹ × 19¹ × 2143¹
LCM(81426,81434) = 3315422442