What is the Least Common Multiple of 86662 and 86666?

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 86662 and 86666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86662 and 86666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86662,86666) = 2
LCM(86662,86666) = ( 86662 × 86666) / 2
LCM(86662,86666) = 7510648892 / 2
LCM(86662,86666) = 3755324446

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86662 and 86666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86662 and 86666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86662 and 86666.

Prime Factorization of 86662

Prime Factorization of 86666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86662 and 86666.

LCM(86662,86666) = 2¹ × 43331¹ × 17¹ × 2549¹
LCM(86662,86666) = 3755324446