What is the Least Common Multiple of 81918 and 81934?

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 81918 and 81934 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81918 and 81934, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81918,81934) = 2
LCM(81918,81934) = ( 81918 × 81934) / 2
LCM(81918,81934) = 6711869412 / 2
LCM(81918,81934) = 3355934706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81918 and 81934 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81918 and 81934. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81918 and 81934.

Prime Factorization of 81918

Prime Factorization of 81934

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81918 and 81934.

LCM(81918,81934) = 2¹ × 3³ × 37¹ × 41¹ × 71¹ × 577¹
LCM(81918,81934) = 3355934706