What is the Least Common Multiple of 86628 and 86634?

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 86628 and 86634 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86628 and 86634, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86628,86634) = 6
LCM(86628,86634) = ( 86628 × 86634) / 6
LCM(86628,86634) = 7504930152 / 6
LCM(86628,86634) = 1250821692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86628 and 86634 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86628 and 86634. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86628 and 86634.

Prime Factorization of 86628

Prime Factorization of 86634

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86628 and 86634.

LCM(86628,86634) = 2² × 3² × 7219¹ × 4813¹
LCM(86628,86634) = 1250821692