What is the Least Common Multiple of 87557 and 87577?

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 87557 and 87577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87557 and 87577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87557,87577) = 1
LCM(87557,87577) = ( 87557 × 87577) / 1
LCM(87557,87577) = 7667979389 / 1
LCM(87557,87577) = 7667979389

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87557 and 87577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87557 and 87577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87557 and 87577.

Prime Factorization of 87557

Prime Factorization of 87577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87557 and 87577.

LCM(87557,87577) = 87557¹ × 7¹ × 12511¹
LCM(87557,87577) = 7667979389