What is the Least Common Multiple of 86832 and 86836?

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 86832 and 86836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86832 and 86836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86832,86836) = 4
LCM(86832,86836) = ( 86832 × 86836) / 4
LCM(86832,86836) = 7540143552 / 4
LCM(86832,86836) = 1885035888

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86832 and 86836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86832 and 86836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86832 and 86836.

Prime Factorization of 86832

Prime Factorization of 86836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86832 and 86836.

LCM(86832,86836) = 2⁴ × 3⁴ × 67¹ × 17¹ × 1277¹
LCM(86832,86836) = 1885035888