What is the Least Common Multiple of 87401 and 87417?

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 87401 and 87417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87401 and 87417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87401,87417) = 1
LCM(87401,87417) = ( 87401 × 87417) / 1
LCM(87401,87417) = 7640333217 / 1
LCM(87401,87417) = 7640333217

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87401 and 87417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87401 and 87417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87401 and 87417.

Prime Factorization of 87401

Prime Factorization of 87417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87401 and 87417.

LCM(87401,87417) = 71¹ × 1231¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 883¹
LCM(87401,87417) = 7640333217