What is the Least Common Multiple of 87835 and 87852?

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 87835 and 87852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87835 and 87852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87835,87852) = 1
LCM(87835,87852) = ( 87835 × 87852) / 1
LCM(87835,87852) = 7716480420 / 1
LCM(87835,87852) = 7716480420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87835 and 87852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87835 and 87852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87835 and 87852.

Prime Factorization of 87835

Prime Factorization of 87852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87835 and 87852.

LCM(87835,87852) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 1597¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7321¹
LCM(87835,87852) = 7716480420