What is the Least Common Multiple of 81931 and 81944?

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 81931 and 81944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81931 and 81944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81931,81944) = 1
LCM(81931,81944) = ( 81931 × 81944) / 1
LCM(81931,81944) = 6713753864 / 1
LCM(81931,81944) = 6713753864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81931 and 81944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81931 and 81944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81931 and 81944.

Prime Factorization of 81931

Prime Factorization of 81944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81931 and 81944.

LCM(81931,81944) = 81931¹ × 2³ × 10243¹
LCM(81931,81944) = 6713753864