What is the Least Common Multiple of 86813 and 86818?

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 86813 and 86818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86813 and 86818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86813,86818) = 1
LCM(86813,86818) = ( 86813 × 86818) / 1
LCM(86813,86818) = 7536931034 / 1
LCM(86813,86818) = 7536931034

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86813 and 86818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86813 and 86818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86813 and 86818.

Prime Factorization of 86813

Prime Factorization of 86818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86813 and 86818.

LCM(86813,86818) = 86813¹ × 2¹ × 83¹ × 523¹
LCM(86813,86818) = 7536931034