What is the Least Common Multiple of 87766 and 87782?

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 87766 and 87782 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87766 and 87782, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87766,87782) = 2
LCM(87766,87782) = ( 87766 × 87782) / 2
LCM(87766,87782) = 7704275012 / 2
LCM(87766,87782) = 3852137506

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87766 and 87782 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87766 and 87782. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87766 and 87782.

Prime Factorization of 87766

Prime Factorization of 87782

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87766 and 87782.

LCM(87766,87782) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6269¹ × 43891¹
LCM(87766,87782) = 3852137506