What is the Least Common Multiple of 81885 and 81898?

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 81885 and 81898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81885 and 81898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81885,81898) = 1
LCM(81885,81898) = ( 81885 × 81898) / 1
LCM(81885,81898) = 6706217730 / 1
LCM(81885,81898) = 6706217730

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81885 and 81898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81885 and 81898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81885 and 81898.

Prime Factorization of 81885

Prime Factorization of 81898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81885 and 81898.

LCM(81885,81898) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 103¹ × 2¹ × 40949¹
LCM(81885,81898) = 6706217730