What is the Least Common Multiple of 86578 and 86596?

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 86578 and 86596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86578 and 86596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86578,86596) = 2
LCM(86578,86596) = ( 86578 × 86596) / 2
LCM(86578,86596) = 7497308488 / 2
LCM(86578,86596) = 3748654244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86578 and 86596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86578 and 86596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86578 and 86596.

Prime Factorization of 86578

Prime Factorization of 86596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86578 and 86596.

LCM(86578,86596) = 2² × 73¹ × 593¹ × 21649¹
LCM(86578,86596) = 3748654244