What is the Least Common Multiple of 87826 and 87842?

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 87826 and 87842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87826 and 87842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87826,87842) = 2
LCM(87826,87842) = ( 87826 × 87842) / 2
LCM(87826,87842) = 7714811492 / 2
LCM(87826,87842) = 3857405746

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87826 and 87842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87826 and 87842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87826 and 87842.

Prime Factorization of 87826

Prime Factorization of 87842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87826 and 87842.

LCM(87826,87842) = 2¹ × 43913¹ × 167¹ × 263¹
LCM(87826,87842) = 3857405746