What is the Least Common Multiple of 87879 and 87898?

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 87879 and 87898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87879 and 87898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87879,87898) = 1
LCM(87879,87898) = ( 87879 × 87898) / 1
LCM(87879,87898) = 7724388342 / 1
LCM(87879,87898) = 7724388342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87879 and 87898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87879 and 87898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87879 and 87898.

Prime Factorization of 87879

Prime Factorization of 87898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87879 and 87898.

LCM(87879,87898) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2663¹ × 2¹ × 71¹ × 619¹
LCM(87879,87898) = 7724388342