What is the Least Common Multiple of 87699 and 87714?

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 87699 and 87714 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87699 and 87714, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87699,87714) = 3
LCM(87699,87714) = ( 87699 × 87714) / 3
LCM(87699,87714) = 7692430086 / 3
LCM(87699,87714) = 2564143362

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87699 and 87714 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87699 and 87714. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87699 and 87714.

Prime Factorization of 87699

Prime Factorization of 87714

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87699 and 87714.

LCM(87699,87714) = 3² × 23¹ × 31¹ × 41¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 443¹
LCM(87699,87714) = 2564143362