What is the Least Common Multiple of 80231 and 80242?

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 80231 and 80242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80231 and 80242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80231,80242) = 1
LCM(80231,80242) = ( 80231 × 80242) / 1
LCM(80231,80242) = 6437895902 / 1
LCM(80231,80242) = 6437895902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80231 and 80242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80231 and 80242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80231 and 80242.

Prime Factorization of 80231

Prime Factorization of 80242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80231 and 80242.

LCM(80231,80242) = 80231¹ × 2¹ × 53¹ × 757¹
LCM(80231,80242) = 6437895902