What is the Least Common Multiple of 87574 and 87592?

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 87574 and 87592 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87574 and 87592, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87574,87592) = 2
LCM(87574,87592) = ( 87574 × 87592) / 2
LCM(87574,87592) = 7670781808 / 2
LCM(87574,87592) = 3835390904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87574 and 87592 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87574 and 87592. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87574 and 87592.

Prime Factorization of 87574

Prime Factorization of 87592

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87574 and 87592.

LCM(87574,87592) = 2³ × 43787¹ × 10949¹
LCM(87574,87592) = 3835390904