What is the Least Common Multiple of 81685 and 81697?

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 81685 and 81697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81685 and 81697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81685,81697) = 1
LCM(81685,81697) = ( 81685 × 81697) / 1
LCM(81685,81697) = 6673419445 / 1
LCM(81685,81697) = 6673419445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81685 and 81697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81685 and 81697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81685 and 81697.

Prime Factorization of 81685

Prime Factorization of 81697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81685 and 81697.

LCM(81685,81697) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 31² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 1061¹
LCM(81685,81697) = 6673419445