What is the Least Common Multiple of 80004 and 80018?

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 80004 and 80018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80004 and 80018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80004,80018) = 2
LCM(80004,80018) = ( 80004 × 80018) / 2
LCM(80004,80018) = 6401760072 / 2
LCM(80004,80018) = 3200880036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80004 and 80018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80004 and 80018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80004 and 80018.

Prime Factorization of 80004

Prime Factorization of 80018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80004 and 80018.

LCM(80004,80018) = 2² × 3¹ × 59¹ × 113¹ × 40009¹
LCM(80004,80018) = 3200880036