What is the Least Common Multiple of 81038 and 81052?

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 81038 and 81052 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 81038 and 81052, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(81038,81052) = 2
LCM(81038,81052) = ( 81038 × 81052) / 2
LCM(81038,81052) = 6568291976 / 2
LCM(81038,81052) = 3284145988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 81038 and 81052 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 81038 and 81052. First we will calculate the prime factors of 81038 and 81052.

Prime Factorization of 81038

Prime Factorization of 81052

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 81038 and 81052.

LCM(81038,81052) = 2² × 40519¹ × 23¹ × 881¹
LCM(81038,81052) = 3284145988