What is the Least Common Multiple of 81869 and 81876?

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 81869 and 81876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81869 and 81876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81869,81876) = 1
LCM(81869,81876) = ( 81869 × 81876) / 1
LCM(81869,81876) = 6703106244 / 1
LCM(81869,81876) = 6703106244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81869 and 81876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81869 and 81876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81869 and 81876.

Prime Factorization of 81869

Prime Factorization of 81876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81869 and 81876.

LCM(81869,81876) = 81869¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 6823¹
LCM(81869,81876) = 6703106244