What is the Least Common Multiple of 87741 and 87757?

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 87741 and 87757 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87741 and 87757, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87741,87757) = 1
LCM(87741,87757) = ( 87741 × 87757) / 1
LCM(87741,87757) = 7699886937 / 1
LCM(87741,87757) = 7699886937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87741 and 87757 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87741 and 87757. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87741 and 87757.

Prime Factorization of 87741

Prime Factorization of 87757

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87741 and 87757.

LCM(87741,87757) = 3² × 9749¹ × 127¹ × 691¹
LCM(87741,87757) = 7699886937