What is the Least Common Multiple of 81856 and 81863?

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 81856 and 81863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81856 and 81863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81856,81863) = 1
LCM(81856,81863) = ( 81856 × 81863) / 1
LCM(81856,81863) = 6700977728 / 1
LCM(81856,81863) = 6700977728

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81856 and 81863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81856 and 81863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81856 and 81863.

Prime Factorization of 81856

Prime Factorization of 81863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81856 and 81863.

LCM(81856,81863) = 2⁶ × 1279¹ × 71¹ × 1153¹
LCM(81856,81863) = 6700977728