What is the Least Common Multiple of 81994 and 82001?

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 81994 and 82001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81994 and 82001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81994,82001) = 1
LCM(81994,82001) = ( 81994 × 82001) / 1
LCM(81994,82001) = 6723589994 / 1
LCM(81994,82001) = 6723589994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81994 and 82001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81994 and 82001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81994 and 82001.

Prime Factorization of 81994

Prime Factorization of 82001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81994 and 82001.

LCM(81994,82001) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3727¹ × 43¹ × 1907¹
LCM(81994,82001) = 6723589994