What is the Least Common Multiple of 80960 and 80979?

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 80960 and 80979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80960 and 80979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80960,80979) = 1
LCM(80960,80979) = ( 80960 × 80979) / 1
LCM(80960,80979) = 6556059840 / 1
LCM(80960,80979) = 6556059840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80960 and 80979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80960 and 80979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80960 and 80979.

Prime Factorization of 80960

Prime Factorization of 80979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80960 and 80979.

LCM(80960,80979) = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 3¹ × 26993¹
LCM(80960,80979) = 6556059840