What is the Least Common Multiple of 87232 and 87244?

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 87232 and 87244 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87232 and 87244, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87232,87244) = 4
LCM(87232,87244) = ( 87232 × 87244) / 4
LCM(87232,87244) = 7610468608 / 4
LCM(87232,87244) = 1902617152

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87232 and 87244 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87232 and 87244. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87232 and 87244.

Prime Factorization of 87232

Prime Factorization of 87244

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87232 and 87244.

LCM(87232,87244) = 2⁶ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 17¹ × 1283¹
LCM(87232,87244) = 1902617152