What is the Least Common Multiple of 80972 and 80977?

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 80972 and 80977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80972 and 80977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80972,80977) = 1
LCM(80972,80977) = ( 80972 × 80977) / 1
LCM(80972,80977) = 6556869644 / 1
LCM(80972,80977) = 6556869644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80972 and 80977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80972 and 80977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80972 and 80977.

Prime Factorization of 80972

Prime Factorization of 80977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80972 and 80977.

LCM(80972,80977) = 2² × 31¹ × 653¹ × 13¹ × 6229¹
LCM(80972,80977) = 6556869644