What is the Least Common Multiple of 86430 and 86437?

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 86430 and 86437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86430 and 86437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86430,86437) = 1
LCM(86430,86437) = ( 86430 × 86437) / 1
LCM(86430,86437) = 7470749910 / 1
LCM(86430,86437) = 7470749910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86430 and 86437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86430 and 86437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86430 and 86437.

Prime Factorization of 86430

Prime Factorization of 86437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86430 and 86437.

LCM(86430,86437) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 67¹ × 13¹ × 61¹ × 109¹
LCM(86430,86437) = 7470749910