What is the Least Common Multiple of 81957 and 81965?

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 81957 and 81965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81957 and 81965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81957,81965) = 1
LCM(81957,81965) = ( 81957 × 81965) / 1
LCM(81957,81965) = 6717605505 / 1
LCM(81957,81965) = 6717605505

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81957 and 81965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81957 and 81965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81957 and 81965.

Prime Factorization of 81957

Prime Factorization of 81965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81957 and 81965.

LCM(81957,81965) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1607¹ × 5¹ × 13² × 97¹
LCM(81957,81965) = 6717605505