What is the Least Common Multiple of 87995 and 88010?

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 87995 and 88010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 87995 and 88010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(87995,88010) = 5
LCM(87995,88010) = ( 87995 × 88010) / 5
LCM(87995,88010) = 7744439950 / 5
LCM(87995,88010) = 1548887990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 87995 and 88010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 87995 and 88010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 87995 and 88010.

Prime Factorization of 87995

Prime Factorization of 88010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 87995 and 88010.

LCM(87995,88010) = 5¹ × 17599¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 677¹
LCM(87995,88010) = 1548887990