What is the Least Common Multiple of 87106 and 87118?

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 87106 and 87118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87106 and 87118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87106,87118) = 2
LCM(87106,87118) = ( 87106 × 87118) / 2
LCM(87106,87118) = 7588500508 / 2
LCM(87106,87118) = 3794250254

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87106 and 87118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87106 and 87118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87106 and 87118.

Prime Factorization of 87106

Prime Factorization of 87118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87106 and 87118.

LCM(87106,87118) = 2¹ × 97¹ × 449¹ × 43¹ × 1013¹
LCM(87106,87118) = 3794250254