What is the Least Common Multiple of 86701 and 86713?

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 86701 and 86713 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86701 and 86713, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86701,86713) = 1
LCM(86701,86713) = ( 86701 × 86713) / 1
LCM(86701,86713) = 7518103813 / 1
LCM(86701,86713) = 7518103813

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86701 and 86713 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86701 and 86713. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86701 and 86713.

Prime Factorization of 86701

Prime Factorization of 86713

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86701 and 86713.

LCM(86701,86713) = 277¹ × 313¹ × 11¹ × 7883¹
LCM(86701,86713) = 7518103813