What is the Least Common Multiple of 87060 and 87076?

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 87060 and 87076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87060 and 87076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87060,87076) = 4
LCM(87060,87076) = ( 87060 × 87076) / 4
LCM(87060,87076) = 7580836560 / 4
LCM(87060,87076) = 1895209140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87060 and 87076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87060 and 87076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87060 and 87076.

Prime Factorization of 87060

Prime Factorization of 87076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87060 and 87076.

LCM(87060,87076) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1451¹ × 11¹ × 1979¹
LCM(87060,87076) = 1895209140