What is the Least Common Multiple of 86782 and 86786?

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 86782 and 86786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86782 and 86786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86782,86786) = 2
LCM(86782,86786) = ( 86782 × 86786) / 2
LCM(86782,86786) = 7531462652 / 2
LCM(86782,86786) = 3765731326

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86782 and 86786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86782 and 86786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86782 and 86786.

Prime Factorization of 86782

Prime Factorization of 86786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86782 and 86786.

LCM(86782,86786) = 2¹ × 43391¹ × 7¹ × 6199¹
LCM(86782,86786) = 3765731326