What is the Least Common Multiple of 86841 and 86854?

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 86841 and 86854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86841 and 86854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86841,86854) = 1
LCM(86841,86854) = ( 86841 × 86854) / 1
LCM(86841,86854) = 7542488214 / 1
LCM(86841,86854) = 7542488214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86841 and 86854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86841 and 86854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86841 and 86854.

Prime Factorization of 86841

Prime Factorization of 86854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86841 and 86854.

LCM(86841,86854) = 3² × 9649¹ × 2¹ × 43427¹
LCM(86841,86854) = 7542488214