What is the Least Common Multiple of 86778 and 86791?

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 86778 and 86791 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86778 and 86791, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86778,86791) = 1
LCM(86778,86791) = ( 86778 × 86791) / 1
LCM(86778,86791) = 7531549398 / 1
LCM(86778,86791) = 7531549398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86778 and 86791 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86778 and 86791. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86778 and 86791.

Prime Factorization of 86778

Prime Factorization of 86791

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86778 and 86791.

LCM(86778,86791) = 2¹ × 3³ × 1607¹ × 229¹ × 379¹
LCM(86778,86791) = 7531549398