What is the Least Common Multiple of 81642 and 81662?

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 81642 and 81662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81642 and 81662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81642,81662) = 2
LCM(81642,81662) = ( 81642 × 81662) / 2
LCM(81642,81662) = 6667049004 / 2
LCM(81642,81662) = 3333524502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81642 and 81662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81642 and 81662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81642 and 81662.

Prime Factorization of 81642

Prime Factorization of 81662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81642 and 81662.

LCM(81642,81662) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1237¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 307¹
LCM(81642,81662) = 3333524502