What is the Least Common Multiple of 87816 and 87829?

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 87816 and 87829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87816 and 87829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87816,87829) = 1
LCM(87816,87829) = ( 87816 × 87829) / 1
LCM(87816,87829) = 7712791464 / 1
LCM(87816,87829) = 7712791464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87816 and 87829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87816 and 87829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87816 and 87829.

Prime Factorization of 87816

Prime Factorization of 87829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87816 and 87829.

LCM(87816,87829) = 2³ × 3¹ × 3659¹ × 7¹ × 12547¹
LCM(87816,87829) = 7712791464