What is the Least Common Multiple of 86685 and 86695?

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 86685 and 86695 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86685 and 86695, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86685,86695) = 5
LCM(86685,86695) = ( 86685 × 86695) / 5
LCM(86685,86695) = 7515156075 / 5
LCM(86685,86695) = 1503031215

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86685 and 86695 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86685 and 86695. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86685 and 86695.

Prime Factorization of 86685

Prime Factorization of 86695

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86685 and 86695.

LCM(86685,86695) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5779¹ × 7¹ × 2477¹
LCM(86685,86695) = 1503031215