What is the Least Common Multiple of 81967 and 81987?

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 81967 and 81987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81967 and 81987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81967,81987) = 1
LCM(81967,81987) = ( 81967 × 81987) / 1
LCM(81967,81987) = 6720228429 / 1
LCM(81967,81987) = 6720228429

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81967 and 81987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81967 and 81987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81967 and 81987.

Prime Factorization of 81967

Prime Factorization of 81987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81967 and 81987.

LCM(81967,81987) = 81967¹ × 3¹ × 27329¹
LCM(81967,81987) = 6720228429