What is the Least Common Multiple of 87656 and 87666?

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 87656 and 87666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87656 and 87666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87656,87666) = 2
LCM(87656,87666) = ( 87656 × 87666) / 2
LCM(87656,87666) = 7684450896 / 2
LCM(87656,87666) = 3842225448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87656 and 87666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87656 and 87666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87656 and 87666.

Prime Factorization of 87656

Prime Factorization of 87666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87656 and 87666.

LCM(87656,87666) = 2³ × 10957¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 769¹
LCM(87656,87666) = 3842225448