What is the Least Common Multiple of 87073 and 87079?

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 87073 and 87079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87073 and 87079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87073,87079) = 1
LCM(87073,87079) = ( 87073 × 87079) / 1
LCM(87073,87079) = 7582229767 / 1
LCM(87073,87079) = 7582229767

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87073 and 87079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87073 and 87079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87073 and 87079.

Prime Factorization of 87073

Prime Factorization of 87079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87073 and 87079.

LCM(87073,87079) = 7² × 1777¹ × 31¹ × 53²
LCM(87073,87079) = 7582229767