What is the Least Common Multiple of 87798 and 87806?

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 87798 and 87806 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87798 and 87806, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87798,87806) = 2
LCM(87798,87806) = ( 87798 × 87806) / 2
LCM(87798,87806) = 7709191188 / 2
LCM(87798,87806) = 3854595594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87798 and 87806 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87798 and 87806. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87798 and 87806.

Prime Factorization of 87798

Prime Factorization of 87806

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87798 and 87806.

LCM(87798,87806) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14633¹ × 43¹ × 1021¹
LCM(87798,87806) = 3854595594