What is the Least Common Multiple of 86843 and 86851?

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 86843 and 86851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86843 and 86851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86843,86851) = 1
LCM(86843,86851) = ( 86843 × 86851) / 1
LCM(86843,86851) = 7542401393 / 1
LCM(86843,86851) = 7542401393

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86843 and 86851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86843 and 86851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86843 and 86851.

Prime Factorization of 86843

Prime Factorization of 86851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86843 and 86851.

LCM(86843,86851) = 86843¹ × 86851¹
LCM(86843,86851) = 7542401393