What is the Least Common Multiple of 80478 and 80482?

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 80478 and 80482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80478 and 80482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80478,80482) = 2
LCM(80478,80482) = ( 80478 × 80482) / 2
LCM(80478,80482) = 6477030396 / 2
LCM(80478,80482) = 3238515198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80478 and 80482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80478 and 80482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80478 and 80482.

Prime Factorization of 80478

Prime Factorization of 80482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80478 and 80482.

LCM(80478,80482) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 263¹ × 40241¹
LCM(80478,80482) = 3238515198