What is the Least Common Multiple of 86557 and 86567?

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 86557 and 86567 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86557 and 86567, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86557,86567) = 1
LCM(86557,86567) = ( 86557 × 86567) / 1
LCM(86557,86567) = 7492979819 / 1
LCM(86557,86567) = 7492979819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86557 and 86567 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86557 and 86567. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86557 and 86567.

Prime Factorization of 86557

Prime Factorization of 86567

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86557 and 86567.

LCM(86557,86567) = 101¹ × 857¹ × 13¹ × 6659¹
LCM(86557,86567) = 7492979819