What is the Least Common Multiple of 87831 and 87841?

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 87831 and 87841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87831 and 87841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87831,87841) = 1
LCM(87831,87841) = ( 87831 × 87841) / 1
LCM(87831,87841) = 7715162871 / 1
LCM(87831,87841) = 7715162871

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87831 and 87841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87831 and 87841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87831 and 87841.

Prime Factorization of 87831

Prime Factorization of 87841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87831 and 87841.

LCM(87831,87841) = 3³ × 3253¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 233¹
LCM(87831,87841) = 7715162871