What is the Least Common Multiple of 86601 and 86613?

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 86601 and 86613 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86601 and 86613, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86601,86613) = 3
LCM(86601,86613) = ( 86601 × 86613) / 3
LCM(86601,86613) = 7500772413 / 3
LCM(86601,86613) = 2500257471

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86601 and 86613 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86601 and 86613. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86601 and 86613.

Prime Factorization of 86601

Prime Factorization of 86613

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86601 and 86613.

LCM(86601,86613) = 3¹ × 28867¹ × 28871¹
LCM(86601,86613) = 2500257471