What is the Least Common Multiple of 87136 and 87141?

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 87136 and 87141 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87136 and 87141, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87136,87141) = 1
LCM(87136,87141) = ( 87136 × 87141) / 1
LCM(87136,87141) = 7593118176 / 1
LCM(87136,87141) = 7593118176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87136 and 87141 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87136 and 87141. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87136 and 87141.

Prime Factorization of 87136

Prime Factorization of 87141

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87136 and 87141.

LCM(87136,87141) = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 389¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 937¹
LCM(87136,87141) = 7593118176