What is the Least Common Multiple of 87056 and 87063?

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 87056 and 87063 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87056 and 87063, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87056,87063) = 1
LCM(87056,87063) = ( 87056 × 87063) / 1
LCM(87056,87063) = 7579356528 / 1
LCM(87056,87063) = 7579356528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87056 and 87063 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87056 and 87063. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87056 and 87063.

Prime Factorization of 87056

Prime Factorization of 87063

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87056 and 87063.

LCM(87056,87063) = 2⁴ × 5441¹ × 3¹ × 29021¹
LCM(87056,87063) = 7579356528