What is the Least Common Multiple of 81709 and 81726?

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 81709 and 81726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81709 and 81726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81709,81726) = 1
LCM(81709,81726) = ( 81709 × 81726) / 1
LCM(81709,81726) = 6677749734 / 1
LCM(81709,81726) = 6677749734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81709 and 81726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81709 and 81726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81709 and 81726.

Prime Factorization of 81709

Prime Factorization of 81726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81709 and 81726.

LCM(81709,81726) = 101¹ × 809¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 257¹
LCM(81709,81726) = 6677749734