What is the Least Common Multiple of 81850 and 81859?

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 81850 and 81859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81850 and 81859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81850,81859) = 1
LCM(81850,81859) = ( 81850 × 81859) / 1
LCM(81850,81859) = 6700159150 / 1
LCM(81850,81859) = 6700159150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81850 and 81859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81850 and 81859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81850 and 81859.

Prime Factorization of 81850

Prime Factorization of 81859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81850 and 81859.

LCM(81850,81859) = 2¹ × 5² × 1637¹ × 109¹ × 751¹
LCM(81850,81859) = 6700159150