What is the Least Common Multiple of 81877 and 81887?

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 81877 and 81887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81877 and 81887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81877,81887) = 1
LCM(81877,81887) = ( 81877 × 81887) / 1
LCM(81877,81887) = 6704661899 / 1
LCM(81877,81887) = 6704661899

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81877 and 81887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81877 and 81887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81877 and 81887.

Prime Factorization of 81877

Prime Factorization of 81887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81877 and 81887.

LCM(81877,81887) = 41¹ × 1997¹ × 13¹ × 6299¹
LCM(81877,81887) = 6704661899