What is the Least Common Multiple of 87839 and 87848?

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 87839 and 87848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87839 and 87848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87839,87848) = 1
LCM(87839,87848) = ( 87839 × 87848) / 1
LCM(87839,87848) = 7716480472 / 1
LCM(87839,87848) = 7716480472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87839 and 87848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87839 and 87848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87839 and 87848.

Prime Factorization of 87839

Prime Factorization of 87848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87839 and 87848.

LCM(87839,87848) = 17¹ × 5167¹ × 2³ × 79¹ × 139¹
LCM(87839,87848) = 7716480472