What is the Least Common Multiple of 86525 and 86530?

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 86525 and 86530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86525 and 86530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86525,86530) = 5
LCM(86525,86530) = ( 86525 × 86530) / 5
LCM(86525,86530) = 7487008250 / 5
LCM(86525,86530) = 1497401650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86525 and 86530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86525 and 86530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86525 and 86530.

Prime Factorization of 86525

Prime Factorization of 86530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86525 and 86530.

LCM(86525,86530) = 5² × 3461¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 509¹
LCM(86525,86530) = 1497401650