What is the Least Common Multiple of 86568 and 86576?

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 86568 and 86576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86568 and 86576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86568,86576) = 8
LCM(86568,86576) = ( 86568 × 86576) / 8
LCM(86568,86576) = 7494711168 / 8
LCM(86568,86576) = 936838896

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86568 and 86576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86568 and 86576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86568 and 86576.

Prime Factorization of 86568

Prime Factorization of 86576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86568 and 86576.

LCM(86568,86576) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 3607¹ × 7¹ × 773¹
LCM(86568,86576) = 936838896