What is the Least Common Multiple of 87446 and 87460?

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 87446 and 87460 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87446 and 87460, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87446,87460) = 2
LCM(87446,87460) = ( 87446 × 87460) / 2
LCM(87446,87460) = 7648027160 / 2
LCM(87446,87460) = 3824013580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87446 and 87460 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87446 and 87460. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87446 and 87460.

Prime Factorization of 87446

Prime Factorization of 87460

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87446 and 87460.

LCM(87446,87460) = 2² × 23¹ × 1901¹ × 5¹ × 4373¹
LCM(87446,87460) = 3824013580