What is the Least Common Multiple of 87833 and 87846?

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 87833 and 87846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87833 and 87846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87833,87846) = 1
LCM(87833,87846) = ( 87833 × 87846) / 1
LCM(87833,87846) = 7715777718 / 1
LCM(87833,87846) = 7715777718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87833 and 87846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87833 and 87846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87833 and 87846.

Prime Factorization of 87833

Prime Factorization of 87846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87833 and 87846.

LCM(87833,87846) = 87833¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11⁴
LCM(87833,87846) = 7715777718