What is the Least Common Multiple of 86672 and 86683?

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 86672 and 86683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86672 and 86683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86672,86683) = 1
LCM(86672,86683) = ( 86672 × 86683) / 1
LCM(86672,86683) = 7512988976 / 1
LCM(86672,86683) = 7512988976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86672 and 86683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86672 and 86683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86672 and 86683.

Prime Factorization of 86672

Prime Factorization of 86683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86672 and 86683.

LCM(86672,86683) = 2⁴ × 5417¹ × 17¹ × 5099¹
LCM(86672,86683) = 7512988976