What is the Least Common Multiple of 87124 and 87143?

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 87124 and 87143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87124 and 87143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87124,87143) = 1
LCM(87124,87143) = ( 87124 × 87143) / 1
LCM(87124,87143) = 7592246732 / 1
LCM(87124,87143) = 7592246732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87124 and 87143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87124 and 87143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87124 and 87143.

Prime Factorization of 87124

Prime Factorization of 87143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87124 and 87143.

LCM(87124,87143) = 2² × 23¹ × 947¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 211¹
LCM(87124,87143) = 7592246732