What is the Least Common Multiple of 86632 and 86637?

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 86632 and 86637 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86632 and 86637, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86632,86637) = 1
LCM(86632,86637) = ( 86632 × 86637) / 1
LCM(86632,86637) = 7505536584 / 1
LCM(86632,86637) = 7505536584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86632 and 86637 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86632 and 86637. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86632 and 86637.

Prime Factorization of 86632

Prime Factorization of 86637

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86632 and 86637.

LCM(86632,86637) = 2³ × 7² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 3¹ × 28879¹
LCM(86632,86637) = 7505536584