What is the Least Common Multiple of 86548 and 86568?

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 86548 and 86568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86548 and 86568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86548,86568) = 4
LCM(86548,86568) = ( 86548 × 86568) / 4
LCM(86548,86568) = 7492287264 / 4
LCM(86548,86568) = 1873071816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86548 and 86568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86548 and 86568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86548 and 86568.

Prime Factorization of 86548

Prime Factorization of 86568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86548 and 86568.

LCM(86548,86568) = 2³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 281¹ × 3¹ × 3607¹
LCM(86548,86568) = 1873071816