What is the Least Common Multiple of 80444 and 80462?

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 80444 and 80462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80444 and 80462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80444,80462) = 2
LCM(80444,80462) = ( 80444 × 80462) / 2
LCM(80444,80462) = 6472685128 / 2
LCM(80444,80462) = 3236342564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80444 and 80462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80444 and 80462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80444 and 80462.

Prime Factorization of 80444

Prime Factorization of 80462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80444 and 80462.

LCM(80444,80462) = 2² × 7¹ × 13² × 17¹ × 40231¹
LCM(80444,80462) = 3236342564