What is the Least Common Multiple of 81990 and 82006?

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 81990 and 82006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81990 and 82006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81990,82006) = 2
LCM(81990,82006) = ( 81990 × 82006) / 2
LCM(81990,82006) = 6723671940 / 2
LCM(81990,82006) = 3361835970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81990 and 82006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81990 and 82006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81990 and 82006.

Prime Factorization of 81990

Prime Factorization of 82006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81990 and 82006.

LCM(81990,82006) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 911¹ × 131¹ × 313¹
LCM(81990,82006) = 3361835970