What is the Least Common Multiple of 81428 and 81443?

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 81428 and 81443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81428 and 81443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81428,81443) = 1
LCM(81428,81443) = ( 81428 × 81443) / 1
LCM(81428,81443) = 6631740604 / 1
LCM(81428,81443) = 6631740604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81428 and 81443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81428 and 81443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81428 and 81443.

Prime Factorization of 81428

Prime Factorization of 81443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81428 and 81443.

LCM(81428,81443) = 2² × 20357¹ × 23¹ × 3541¹
LCM(81428,81443) = 6631740604