What is the Least Common Multiple of 87289 and 87304?

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 87289 and 87304 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87289 and 87304, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87289,87304) = 1
LCM(87289,87304) = ( 87289 × 87304) / 1
LCM(87289,87304) = 7620678856 / 1
LCM(87289,87304) = 7620678856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87289 and 87304 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87289 and 87304. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87289 and 87304.

Prime Factorization of 87289

Prime Factorization of 87304

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87289 and 87304.

LCM(87289,87304) = 41¹ × 2129¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 1559¹
LCM(87289,87304) = 7620678856