What is the Least Common Multiple of 81881 and 81896?

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 81881 and 81896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81881 and 81896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81881,81896) = 1
LCM(81881,81896) = ( 81881 × 81896) / 1
LCM(81881,81896) = 6705726376 / 1
LCM(81881,81896) = 6705726376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81881 and 81896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81881 and 81896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81881 and 81896.

Prime Factorization of 81881

Prime Factorization of 81896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81881 and 81896.

LCM(81881,81896) = 37¹ × 2213¹ × 2³ × 29¹ × 353¹
LCM(81881,81896) = 6705726376