What is the Least Common Multiple of 80956 and 80962?

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 80956 and 80962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80956 and 80962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80956,80962) = 2
LCM(80956,80962) = ( 80956 × 80962) / 2
LCM(80956,80962) = 6554359672 / 2
LCM(80956,80962) = 3277179836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80956 and 80962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80956 and 80962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80956 and 80962.

Prime Factorization of 80956

Prime Factorization of 80962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80956 and 80962.

LCM(80956,80962) = 2² × 37¹ × 547¹ × 7¹ × 5783¹
LCM(80956,80962) = 3277179836