What is the Least Common Multiple of 80988 and 81008?

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 80988 and 81008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80988 and 81008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80988,81008) = 4
LCM(80988,81008) = ( 80988 × 81008) / 4
LCM(80988,81008) = 6560675904 / 4
LCM(80988,81008) = 1640168976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80988 and 81008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80988 and 81008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80988 and 81008.

Prime Factorization of 80988

Prime Factorization of 81008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80988 and 81008.

LCM(80988,81008) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 397¹ × 61¹ × 83¹
LCM(80988,81008) = 1640168976