What is the Least Common Multiple of 81857 and 81865?

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 81857 and 81865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81857 and 81865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81857,81865) = 1
LCM(81857,81865) = ( 81857 × 81865) / 1
LCM(81857,81865) = 6701223305 / 1
LCM(81857,81865) = 6701223305

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81857 and 81865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81857 and 81865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81857 and 81865.

Prime Factorization of 81857

Prime Factorization of 81865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81857 and 81865.

LCM(81857,81865) = 23¹ × 3559¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 2339¹
LCM(81857,81865) = 6701223305