What is the Least Common Multiple of 80236 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 80236 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 80236 and 80242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80236,80242) = 2
LCM(80236,80242) = ( 80236 × 80242) / 2
LCM(80236,80242) = 6438297112 / 2
LCM(80236,80242) = 3219148556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80236 and 80242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80236 and 80242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80236 and 80242.

Prime Factorization of 80236

Prime Factorization of 80242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80236 and 80242.

LCM(80236,80242) = 2² × 13¹ × 1543¹ × 53¹ × 757¹
LCM(80236,80242) = 3219148556