What is the Least Common Multiple of 87012 and 87018?

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 87012 and 87018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87012 and 87018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87012,87018) = 6
LCM(87012,87018) = ( 87012 × 87018) / 6
LCM(87012,87018) = 7571610216 / 6
LCM(87012,87018) = 1261935036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87012 and 87018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87012 and 87018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87012 and 87018.

Prime Factorization of 87012

Prime Factorization of 87018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87012 and 87018.

LCM(87012,87018) = 2² × 3² × 2417¹ × 14503¹
LCM(87012,87018) = 1261935036