What is the Least Common Multiple of 86550 and 86559?

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 86550 and 86559 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86550 and 86559, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86550,86559) = 3
LCM(86550,86559) = ( 86550 × 86559) / 3
LCM(86550,86559) = 7491681450 / 3
LCM(86550,86559) = 2497227150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86550 and 86559 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86550 and 86559. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86550 and 86559.

Prime Factorization of 86550

Prime Factorization of 86559

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86550 and 86559.

LCM(86550,86559) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 577¹ × 11¹ × 43¹ × 61¹
LCM(86550,86559) = 2497227150