What is the Least Common Multiple of 87425 and 87444?

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 87425 and 87444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87425 and 87444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87425,87444) = 1
LCM(87425,87444) = ( 87425 × 87444) / 1
LCM(87425,87444) = 7644791700 / 1
LCM(87425,87444) = 7644791700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87425 and 87444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87425 and 87444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87425 and 87444.

Prime Factorization of 87425

Prime Factorization of 87444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87425 and 87444.

LCM(87425,87444) = 5² × 13¹ × 269¹ × 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 347¹
LCM(87425,87444) = 7644791700