What is the Least Common Multiple of 86506 and 86525?

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 86506 and 86525 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86506 and 86525, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86506,86525) = 1
LCM(86506,86525) = ( 86506 × 86525) / 1
LCM(86506,86525) = 7484931650 / 1
LCM(86506,86525) = 7484931650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86506 and 86525 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86506 and 86525. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86506 and 86525.

Prime Factorization of 86506

Prime Factorization of 86525

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86506 and 86525.

LCM(86506,86525) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 167¹ × 5² × 3461¹
LCM(86506,86525) = 7484931650