What is the Least Common Multiple of 87955 and 87969?

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 87955 and 87969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87955 and 87969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87955,87969) = 7
LCM(87955,87969) = ( 87955 × 87969) / 7
LCM(87955,87969) = 7737313395 / 7
LCM(87955,87969) = 1105330485

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87955 and 87969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87955 and 87969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87955 and 87969.

Prime Factorization of 87955

Prime Factorization of 87969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87955 and 87969.

LCM(87955,87969) = 5¹ × 7² × 359¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 71¹
LCM(87955,87969) = 1105330485