What is the Least Common Multiple of 87493 and 87505?

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 87493 and 87505 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87493 and 87505, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87493,87505) = 1
LCM(87493,87505) = ( 87493 × 87505) / 1
LCM(87493,87505) = 7656074965 / 1
LCM(87493,87505) = 7656074965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87493 and 87505 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87493 and 87505. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87493 and 87505.

Prime Factorization of 87493

Prime Factorization of 87505

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87493 and 87505.

LCM(87493,87505) = 7¹ × 29¹ × 431¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 37¹ × 43¹
LCM(87493,87505) = 7656074965