What is the Least Common Multiple of 87357 and 87362?

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 87357 and 87362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87357 and 87362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87357,87362) = 1
LCM(87357,87362) = ( 87357 × 87362) / 1
LCM(87357,87362) = 7631682234 / 1
LCM(87357,87362) = 7631682234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87357 and 87362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87357 and 87362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87357 and 87362.

Prime Factorization of 87357

Prime Factorization of 87362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87357 and 87362.

LCM(87357,87362) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 787¹ × 2¹ × 11² × 19²
LCM(87357,87362) = 7631682234