What is the Least Common Multiple of 86474 and 86489?

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 86474 and 86489 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86474 and 86489, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86474,86489) = 1
LCM(86474,86489) = ( 86474 × 86489) / 1
LCM(86474,86489) = 7479049786 / 1
LCM(86474,86489) = 7479049786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86474 and 86489 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86474 and 86489. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86474 and 86489.

Prime Factorization of 86474

Prime Factorization of 86489

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86474 and 86489.

LCM(86474,86489) = 2¹ × 43237¹ × 13¹ × 6653¹
LCM(86474,86489) = 7479049786