What is the Least Common Multiple of 86403 and 86409?

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 86403 and 86409 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86403 and 86409, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86403,86409) = 3
LCM(86403,86409) = ( 86403 × 86409) / 3
LCM(86403,86409) = 7465996827 / 3
LCM(86403,86409) = 2488665609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86403 and 86409 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86403 and 86409. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86403 and 86409.

Prime Factorization of 86403

Prime Factorization of 86409

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86403 and 86409.

LCM(86403,86409) = 3² × 83¹ × 347¹ × 9601¹
LCM(86403,86409) = 2488665609