What is the Least Common Multiple of 86706 and 86715?

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 86706 and 86715 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86706 and 86715, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86706,86715) = 9
LCM(86706,86715) = ( 86706 × 86715) / 9
LCM(86706,86715) = 7518710790 / 9
LCM(86706,86715) = 835412310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86706 and 86715 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86706 and 86715. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86706 and 86715.

Prime Factorization of 86706

Prime Factorization of 86715

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86706 and 86715.

LCM(86706,86715) = 2¹ × 3² × 4817¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 47¹
LCM(86706,86715) = 835412310