What is the Least Common Multiple of 80996 and 81003?

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 80996 and 81003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 80996 and 81003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(80996,81003) = 1
LCM(80996,81003) = ( 80996 × 81003) / 1
LCM(80996,81003) = 6560918988 / 1
LCM(80996,81003) = 6560918988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 80996 and 81003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 80996 and 81003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 80996 and 81003.

Prime Factorization of 80996

Prime Factorization of 81003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 80996 and 81003.

LCM(80996,81003) = 2² × 20249¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 67¹
LCM(80996,81003) = 6560918988