What is the Least Common Multiple of 87479 and 87499?

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 87479 and 87499 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87479 and 87499, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87479,87499) = 1
LCM(87479,87499) = ( 87479 × 87499) / 1
LCM(87479,87499) = 7654325021 / 1
LCM(87479,87499) = 7654325021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87479 and 87499 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87479 and 87499. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87479 and 87499.

Prime Factorization of 87479

Prime Factorization of 87499

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87479 and 87499.

LCM(87479,87499) = 7¹ × 12497¹ × 17¹ × 5147¹
LCM(87479,87499) = 7654325021