What is the Least Common Multiple of 86618 and 86628?

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 86618 and 86628 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86618 and 86628, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86618,86628) = 2
LCM(86618,86628) = ( 86618 × 86628) / 2
LCM(86618,86628) = 7503544104 / 2
LCM(86618,86628) = 3751772052

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86618 and 86628 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86618 and 86628. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86618 and 86628.

Prime Factorization of 86618

Prime Factorization of 86628

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86618 and 86628.

LCM(86618,86628) = 2² × 7¹ × 23¹ × 269¹ × 3¹ × 7219¹
LCM(86618,86628) = 3751772052