What is the Least Common Multiple of 87516 and 87527?

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 87516 and 87527 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87516 and 87527, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87516,87527) = 11
LCM(87516,87527) = ( 87516 × 87527) / 11
LCM(87516,87527) = 7660012932 / 11
LCM(87516,87527) = 696364812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87516 and 87527 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87516 and 87527. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87516 and 87527.

Prime Factorization of 87516

Prime Factorization of 87527

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87516 and 87527.

LCM(87516,87527) = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 73¹ × 109¹
LCM(87516,87527) = 696364812