What is the Least Common Multiple of 87528 and 87544?

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 87528 and 87544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87528 and 87544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87528,87544) = 8
LCM(87528,87544) = ( 87528 × 87544) / 8
LCM(87528,87544) = 7662551232 / 8
LCM(87528,87544) = 957818904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87528 and 87544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87528 and 87544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87528 and 87544.

Prime Factorization of 87528

Prime Factorization of 87544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87528 and 87544.

LCM(87528,87544) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 521¹ × 31¹ × 353¹
LCM(87528,87544) = 957818904