What is the Least Common Multiple of 87396 and 87411?

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 87396 and 87411 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87396 and 87411, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87396,87411) = 3
LCM(87396,87411) = ( 87396 × 87411) / 3
LCM(87396,87411) = 7639371756 / 3
LCM(87396,87411) = 2546457252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87396 and 87411 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87396 and 87411. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87396 and 87411.

Prime Factorization of 87396

Prime Factorization of 87411

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87396 and 87411.

LCM(87396,87411) = 2² × 3¹ × 7283¹ × 29137¹
LCM(87396,87411) = 2546457252