What is the Least Common Multiple of 86479 and 86497?

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 86479 and 86497 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86479 and 86497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86479,86497) = 1
LCM(86479,86497) = ( 86479 × 86497) / 1
LCM(86479,86497) = 7480174063 / 1
LCM(86479,86497) = 7480174063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86479 and 86497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86479 and 86497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86479 and 86497.

Prime Factorization of 86479

Prime Factorization of 86497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86479 and 86497.

LCM(86479,86497) = 17¹ × 5087¹ × 67¹ × 1291¹
LCM(86479,86497) = 7480174063