What is the Least Common Multiple of 87036 and 87047?

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 87036 and 87047 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87036 and 87047, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87036,87047) = 1
LCM(87036,87047) = ( 87036 × 87047) / 1
LCM(87036,87047) = 7576222692 / 1
LCM(87036,87047) = 7576222692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87036 and 87047 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87036 and 87047. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87036 and 87047.

Prime Factorization of 87036

Prime Factorization of 87047

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87036 and 87047.

LCM(87036,87047) = 2² × 3¹ × 7253¹ × 61¹ × 1427¹
LCM(87036,87047) = 7576222692