What is the Least Common Multiple of 86675 and 86685?

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 86675 and 86685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86675 and 86685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86675,86685) = 5
LCM(86675,86685) = ( 86675 × 86685) / 5
LCM(86675,86685) = 7513422375 / 5
LCM(86675,86685) = 1502684475

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86675 and 86685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86675 and 86685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86675 and 86685.

Prime Factorization of 86675

Prime Factorization of 86685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86675 and 86685.

LCM(86675,86685) = 5² × 3467¹ × 3¹ × 5779¹
LCM(86675,86685) = 1502684475