What is the Least Common Multiple of 81850 and 81866?

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 81866 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 81866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81850,81866) = 2
LCM(81850,81866) = ( 81850 × 81866) / 2
LCM(81850,81866) = 6700732100 / 2
LCM(81850,81866) = 3350366050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81850 and 81866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81850 and 81866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81850 and 81866.

Prime Factorization of 81850

Prime Factorization of 81866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81850 and 81866.

LCM(81850,81866) = 2¹ × 5² × 1637¹ × 40933¹
LCM(81850,81866) = 3350366050