What is the Least Common Multiple of 87342 and 87357?

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 87342 and 87357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87342 and 87357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87342,87357) = 3
LCM(87342,87357) = ( 87342 × 87357) / 3
LCM(87342,87357) = 7629935094 / 3
LCM(87342,87357) = 2543311698

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87342 and 87357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87342 and 87357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87342 and 87357.

Prime Factorization of 87342

Prime Factorization of 87357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87342 and 87357.

LCM(87342,87357) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14557¹ × 37¹ × 787¹
LCM(87342,87357) = 2543311698