What is the Least Common Multiple of 81995 and 82004?

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 81995 and 82004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81995 and 82004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81995,82004) = 1
LCM(81995,82004) = ( 81995 × 82004) / 1
LCM(81995,82004) = 6723917980 / 1
LCM(81995,82004) = 6723917980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81995 and 82004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81995 and 82004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81995 and 82004.

Prime Factorization of 81995

Prime Factorization of 82004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81995 and 82004.

LCM(81995,82004) = 5¹ × 23² × 31¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 19¹ × 83¹
LCM(81995,82004) = 6723917980