What is the Least Common Multiple of 87644 and 87650?

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 87644 and 87650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87644 and 87650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87644,87650) = 2
LCM(87644,87650) = ( 87644 × 87650) / 2
LCM(87644,87650) = 7681996600 / 2
LCM(87644,87650) = 3840998300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87644 and 87650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87644 and 87650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87644 and 87650.

Prime Factorization of 87644

Prime Factorization of 87650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87644 and 87650.

LCM(87644,87650) = 2² × 21911¹ × 5² × 1753¹
LCM(87644,87650) = 3840998300