What is the Least Common Multiple of 87118 and 87127?

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 87118 and 87127 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87118 and 87127, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87118,87127) = 1
LCM(87118,87127) = ( 87118 × 87127) / 1
LCM(87118,87127) = 7590329986 / 1
LCM(87118,87127) = 7590329986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87118 and 87127 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87118 and 87127. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87118 and 87127.

Prime Factorization of 87118

Prime Factorization of 87127

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87118 and 87127.

LCM(87118,87127) = 2¹ × 43¹ × 1013¹ × 151¹ × 577¹
LCM(87118,87127) = 7590329986