What is the Least Common Multiple of 87081 and 87087?

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 87081 and 87087 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87081 and 87087, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87081,87087) = 3
LCM(87081,87087) = ( 87081 × 87087) / 3
LCM(87081,87087) = 7583623047 / 3
LCM(87081,87087) = 2527874349

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87081 and 87087 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87081 and 87087. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87081 and 87087.

Prime Factorization of 87081

Prime Factorization of 87087

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87081 and 87087.

LCM(87081,87087) = 3¹ × 29027¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(87081,87087) = 2527874349