What is the Least Common Multiple of 80501 and 80518?

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 80501 and 80518 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80501 and 80518, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80501,80518) = 1
LCM(80501,80518) = ( 80501 × 80518) / 1
LCM(80501,80518) = 6481779518 / 1
LCM(80501,80518) = 6481779518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80501 and 80518 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80501 and 80518. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80501 and 80518.

Prime Factorization of 80501

Prime Factorization of 80518

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80501 and 80518.

LCM(80501,80518) = 79¹ × 1019¹ × 2¹ × 127¹ × 317¹
LCM(80501,80518) = 6481779518