What is the Least Common Multiple of 87445 and 87465?

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 87445 and 87465 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87445 and 87465, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87445,87465) = 5
LCM(87445,87465) = ( 87445 × 87465) / 5
LCM(87445,87465) = 7648376925 / 5
LCM(87445,87465) = 1529675385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87445 and 87465 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87445 and 87465. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87445 and 87465.

Prime Factorization of 87445

Prime Factorization of 87465

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87445 and 87465.

LCM(87445,87465) = 5¹ × 17489¹ × 3¹ × 7³ × 17¹
LCM(87445,87465) = 1529675385