What is the Least Common Multiple of 87618 and 87632?

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 87618 and 87632 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87618 and 87632, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87618,87632) = 2
LCM(87618,87632) = ( 87618 × 87632) / 2
LCM(87618,87632) = 7678140576 / 2
LCM(87618,87632) = 3839070288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87618 and 87632 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87618 and 87632. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87618 and 87632.

Prime Factorization of 87618

Prime Factorization of 87632

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87618 and 87632.

LCM(87618,87632) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 859¹ × 5477¹
LCM(87618,87632) = 3839070288