What is the Least Common Multiple of 87746 and 87763?

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 87746 and 87763 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87746 and 87763, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87746,87763) = 1
LCM(87746,87763) = ( 87746 × 87763) / 1
LCM(87746,87763) = 7700852198 / 1
LCM(87746,87763) = 7700852198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87746 and 87763 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87746 and 87763. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87746 and 87763.

Prime Factorization of 87746

Prime Factorization of 87763

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87746 and 87763.

LCM(87746,87763) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 601¹ × 13¹ × 43¹ × 157¹
LCM(87746,87763) = 7700852198