What is the Least Common Multiple of 87288 and 87303?

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 87288 and 87303 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87288 and 87303, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87288,87303) = 3
LCM(87288,87303) = ( 87288 × 87303) / 3
LCM(87288,87303) = 7620504264 / 3
LCM(87288,87303) = 2540168088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87288 and 87303 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87288 and 87303. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87288 and 87303.

Prime Factorization of 87288

Prime Factorization of 87303

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87288 and 87303.

LCM(87288,87303) = 2³ × 3¹ × 3637¹ × 29101¹
LCM(87288,87303) = 2540168088