What is the Least Common Multiple of 86846 and 86866?

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 86846 and 86866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86846 and 86866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86846,86866) = 2
LCM(86846,86866) = ( 86846 × 86866) / 2
LCM(86846,86866) = 7543964636 / 2
LCM(86846,86866) = 3771982318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86846 and 86866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86846 and 86866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86846 and 86866.

Prime Factorization of 86846

Prime Factorization of 86866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86846 and 86866.

LCM(86846,86866) = 2¹ × 173¹ × 251¹ × 13² × 257¹
LCM(86846,86866) = 3771982318