What is the Least Common Multiple of 87551 and 87566?

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 87551 and 87566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87551 and 87566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87551,87566) = 1
LCM(87551,87566) = ( 87551 × 87566) / 1
LCM(87551,87566) = 7666490866 / 1
LCM(87551,87566) = 7666490866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87551 and 87566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87551 and 87566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87551 and 87566.

Prime Factorization of 87551

Prime Factorization of 87566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87551 and 87566.

LCM(87551,87566) = 29¹ × 3019¹ × 2¹ × 43783¹
LCM(87551,87566) = 7666490866