What is the Least Common Multiple of 86391 and 86400?

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 86391 and 86400 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86391 and 86400, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86391,86400) = 9
LCM(86391,86400) = ( 86391 × 86400) / 9
LCM(86391,86400) = 7464182400 / 9
LCM(86391,86400) = 829353600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86391 and 86400 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86391 and 86400. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86391 and 86400.

Prime Factorization of 86391

Prime Factorization of 86400

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86391 and 86400.

LCM(86391,86400) = 3³ × 29¹ × 331¹ × 2⁷ × 5²
LCM(86391,86400) = 829353600