What is the Least Common Multiple of 86626 and 86643?

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 86626 and 86643 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86626 and 86643, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86626,86643) = 1
LCM(86626,86643) = ( 86626 × 86643) / 1
LCM(86626,86643) = 7505536518 / 1
LCM(86626,86643) = 7505536518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86626 and 86643 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86626 and 86643. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86626 and 86643.

Prime Factorization of 86626

Prime Factorization of 86643

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86626 and 86643.

LCM(86626,86643) = 2¹ × 43313¹ × 3³ × 3209¹
LCM(86626,86643) = 7505536518