What is the Least Common Multiple of 81909 and 81920?

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 81909 and 81920 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81909 and 81920, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81909,81920) = 1
LCM(81909,81920) = ( 81909 × 81920) / 1
LCM(81909,81920) = 6709985280 / 1
LCM(81909,81920) = 6709985280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81909 and 81920 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81909 and 81920. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81909 and 81920.

Prime Factorization of 81909

Prime Factorization of 81920

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81909 and 81920.

LCM(81909,81920) = 3² × 19¹ × 479¹ × 2¹⁴ × 5¹
LCM(81909,81920) = 6709985280