What is the Least Common Multiple of 87733 and 87744?

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 87733 and 87744 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87733 and 87744, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87733,87744) = 1
LCM(87733,87744) = ( 87733 × 87744) / 1
LCM(87733,87744) = 7698044352 / 1
LCM(87733,87744) = 7698044352

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87733 and 87744 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87733 and 87744. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87733 and 87744.

Prime Factorization of 87733

Prime Factorization of 87744

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87733 and 87744.

LCM(87733,87744) = 59¹ × 1487¹ × 2⁶ × 3¹ × 457¹
LCM(87733,87744) = 7698044352