What is the Least Common Multiple of 86387 and 86396?

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 86387 and 86396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86387 and 86396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86387,86396) = 1
LCM(86387,86396) = ( 86387 × 86396) / 1
LCM(86387,86396) = 7463491252 / 1
LCM(86387,86396) = 7463491252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86387 and 86396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86387 and 86396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86387 and 86396.

Prime Factorization of 86387

Prime Factorization of 86396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86387 and 86396.

LCM(86387,86396) = 7² × 41¹ × 43¹ × 2² × 21599¹
LCM(86387,86396) = 7463491252