What is the Least Common Multiple of 87938 and 87958?

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 87938 and 87958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87938 and 87958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87938,87958) = 2
LCM(87938,87958) = ( 87938 × 87958) / 2
LCM(87938,87958) = 7734850604 / 2
LCM(87938,87958) = 3867425302

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87938 and 87958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87938 and 87958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87938 and 87958.

Prime Factorization of 87938

Prime Factorization of 87958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87938 and 87958.

LCM(87938,87958) = 2¹ × 43969¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 199¹
LCM(87938,87958) = 3867425302