What is the Least Common Multiple of 81853 and 81873?

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 81853 and 81873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81853 and 81873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81853,81873) = 1
LCM(81853,81873) = ( 81853 × 81873) / 1
LCM(81853,81873) = 6701550669 / 1
LCM(81853,81873) = 6701550669

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81853 and 81873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81853 and 81873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81853 and 81873.

Prime Factorization of 81853

Prime Factorization of 81873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81853 and 81873.

LCM(81853,81873) = 81853¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 827¹
LCM(81853,81873) = 6701550669