What is the Least Common Multiple of 87177 and 87182?

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 87177 and 87182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87177 and 87182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87177,87182) = 1
LCM(87177,87182) = ( 87177 × 87182) / 1
LCM(87177,87182) = 7600265214 / 1
LCM(87177,87182) = 7600265214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87177 and 87182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87177 and 87182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87177 and 87182.

Prime Factorization of 87177

Prime Factorization of 87182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87177 and 87182.

LCM(87177,87182) = 3¹ × 29059¹ × 2¹ × 43591¹
LCM(87177,87182) = 7600265214