What is the Least Common Multiple of 87478 and 87483?

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 87478 and 87483 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87478 and 87483, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87478,87483) = 1
LCM(87478,87483) = ( 87478 × 87483) / 1
LCM(87478,87483) = 7652837874 / 1
LCM(87478,87483) = 7652837874

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87478 and 87483 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87478 and 87483. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87478 and 87483.

Prime Factorization of 87478

Prime Factorization of 87483

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87478 and 87483.

LCM(87478,87483) = 2¹ × 191¹ × 229¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 241¹
LCM(87478,87483) = 7652837874