What is the Least Common Multiple of 81858 and 81867?

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 81858 and 81867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81858 and 81867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81858,81867) = 3
LCM(81858,81867) = ( 81858 × 81867) / 3
LCM(81858,81867) = 6701468886 / 3
LCM(81858,81867) = 2233822962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81858 and 81867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81858 and 81867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81858 and 81867.

Prime Factorization of 81858

Prime Factorization of 81867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81858 and 81867.

LCM(81858,81867) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1949¹ × 29¹ × 941¹
LCM(81858,81867) = 2233822962