What is the Least Common Multiple of 81873 and 81885?

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 81873 and 81885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81873 and 81885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81873,81885) = 3
LCM(81873,81885) = ( 81873 × 81885) / 3
LCM(81873,81885) = 6704170605 / 3
LCM(81873,81885) = 2234723535

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81873 and 81885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81873 and 81885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81873 and 81885.

Prime Factorization of 81873

Prime Factorization of 81885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81873 and 81885.

LCM(81873,81885) = 3² × 11¹ × 827¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 103¹
LCM(81873,81885) = 2234723535