What is the Least Common Multiple of 87730 and 87736?

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 87730 and 87736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87730 and 87736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87730,87736) = 2
LCM(87730,87736) = ( 87730 × 87736) / 2
LCM(87730,87736) = 7697079280 / 2
LCM(87730,87736) = 3848539640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87730 and 87736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87730 and 87736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87730 and 87736.

Prime Factorization of 87730

Prime Factorization of 87736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87730 and 87736.

LCM(87730,87736) = 2³ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 283¹ × 11¹ × 997¹
LCM(87730,87736) = 3848539640