What is the Least Common Multiple of 87849 and 87863?

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 87849 and 87863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87849 and 87863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87849,87863) = 1
LCM(87849,87863) = ( 87849 × 87863) / 1
LCM(87849,87863) = 7718676687 / 1
LCM(87849,87863) = 7718676687

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87849 and 87863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87849 and 87863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87849 and 87863.

Prime Factorization of 87849

Prime Factorization of 87863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87849 and 87863.

LCM(87849,87863) = 3² × 43¹ × 227¹ × 41¹ × 2143¹
LCM(87849,87863) = 7718676687