What is the Least Common Multiple of 87222 and 87242?

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 87222 and 87242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87222 and 87242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87222,87242) = 2
LCM(87222,87242) = ( 87222 × 87242) / 2
LCM(87222,87242) = 7609421724 / 2
LCM(87222,87242) = 3804710862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87222 and 87242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87222 and 87242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87222 and 87242.

Prime Factorization of 87222

Prime Factorization of 87242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87222 and 87242.

LCM(87222,87242) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14537¹ × 181¹ × 241¹
LCM(87222,87242) = 3804710862