What is the Least Common Multiple of 86648 and 86664?

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 86648 and 86664 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86648 and 86664, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86648,86664) = 8
LCM(86648,86664) = ( 86648 × 86664) / 8
LCM(86648,86664) = 7509262272 / 8
LCM(86648,86664) = 938657784

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86648 and 86664 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86648 and 86664. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86648 and 86664.

Prime Factorization of 86648

Prime Factorization of 86664

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86648 and 86664.

LCM(86648,86664) = 2³ × 10831¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 157¹
LCM(86648,86664) = 938657784