What is the Least Common Multiple of 86731 and 86739?

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 86731 and 86739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86731 and 86739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86731,86739) = 1
LCM(86731,86739) = ( 86731 × 86739) / 1
LCM(86731,86739) = 7522960209 / 1
LCM(86731,86739) = 7522960209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86731 and 86739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86731 and 86739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86731 and 86739.

Prime Factorization of 86731

Prime Factorization of 86739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86731 and 86739.

LCM(86731,86739) = 43¹ × 2017¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 997¹
LCM(86731,86739) = 7522960209