What is the Least Common Multiple of 87941 and 87950?

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 87941 and 87950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87941 and 87950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87941,87950) = 1
LCM(87941,87950) = ( 87941 × 87950) / 1
LCM(87941,87950) = 7734410950 / 1
LCM(87941,87950) = 7734410950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87941 and 87950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87941 and 87950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87941 and 87950.

Prime Factorization of 87941

Prime Factorization of 87950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87941 and 87950.

LCM(87941,87950) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 739¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 1759¹
LCM(87941,87950) = 7734410950