What is the Least Common Multiple of 81002 and 81018?

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 81002 and 81018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81002 and 81018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81002,81018) = 2
LCM(81002,81018) = ( 81002 × 81018) / 2
LCM(81002,81018) = 6562620036 / 2
LCM(81002,81018) = 3281310018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81002 and 81018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81002 and 81018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81002 and 81018.

Prime Factorization of 81002

Prime Factorization of 81018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81002 and 81018.

LCM(81002,81018) = 2¹ × 101¹ × 401¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 643¹
LCM(81002,81018) = 3281310018