What is the Least Common Multiple of 86682 and 86698?

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 86682 and 86698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86682 and 86698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86682,86698) = 2
LCM(86682,86698) = ( 86682 × 86698) / 2
LCM(86682,86698) = 7515156036 / 2
LCM(86682,86698) = 3757578018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86682 and 86698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86682 and 86698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86682 and 86698.

Prime Factorization of 86682

Prime Factorization of 86698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86682 and 86698.

LCM(86682,86698) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14447¹ × 67¹ × 647¹
LCM(86682,86698) = 3757578018