What is the Least Common Multiple of 86387 and 86401?

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 86401 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 86401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86387,86401) = 7
LCM(86387,86401) = ( 86387 × 86401) / 7
LCM(86387,86401) = 7463923187 / 7
LCM(86387,86401) = 1066274741

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86387 and 86401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86387 and 86401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86387 and 86401.

Prime Factorization of 86387

Prime Factorization of 86401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86387 and 86401.

LCM(86387,86401) = 7² × 41¹ × 43¹ × 12343¹
LCM(86387,86401) = 1066274741