What is the Least Common Multiple of 87859 and 87871?

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 87859 and 87871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87859 and 87871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87859,87871) = 1
LCM(87859,87871) = ( 87859 × 87871) / 1
LCM(87859,87871) = 7720258189 / 1
LCM(87859,87871) = 7720258189

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87859 and 87871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87859 and 87871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87859 and 87871.

Prime Factorization of 87859

Prime Factorization of 87871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87859 and 87871.

LCM(87859,87871) = 103¹ × 853¹ × 7¹ × 12553¹
LCM(87859,87871) = 7720258189