What is the Least Common Multiple of 87918 and 87922?

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 87918 and 87922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87918 and 87922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87918,87922) = 2
LCM(87918,87922) = ( 87918 × 87922) / 2
LCM(87918,87922) = 7729926396 / 2
LCM(87918,87922) = 3864963198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87918 and 87922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87918 and 87922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87918 and 87922.

Prime Factorization of 87918

Prime Factorization of 87922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87918 and 87922.

LCM(87918,87922) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14653¹ × 43961¹
LCM(87918,87922) = 3864963198