What is the Least Common Multiple of 87817 and 87826?

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 87817 and 87826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87817 and 87826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87817,87826) = 1
LCM(87817,87826) = ( 87817 × 87826) / 1
LCM(87817,87826) = 7712615842 / 1
LCM(87817,87826) = 7712615842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87817 and 87826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87817 and 87826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87817 and 87826.

Prime Factorization of 87817

Prime Factorization of 87826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87817 and 87826.

LCM(87817,87826) = 137¹ × 641¹ × 2¹ × 43913¹
LCM(87817,87826) = 7712615842