What is the Least Common Multiple of 87488 and 87506?

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 87488 and 87506 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87488 and 87506, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87488,87506) = 2
LCM(87488,87506) = ( 87488 × 87506) / 2
LCM(87488,87506) = 7655724928 / 2
LCM(87488,87506) = 3827862464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87488 and 87506 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87488 and 87506. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87488 and 87506.

Prime Factorization of 87488

Prime Factorization of 87506

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87488 and 87506.

LCM(87488,87506) = 2⁶ × 1367¹ × 43753¹
LCM(87488,87506) = 3827862464