What is the Least Common Multiple of 86869 and 86873?

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 86869 and 86873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86869 and 86873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86869,86873) = 1
LCM(86869,86873) = ( 86869 × 86873) / 1
LCM(86869,86873) = 7546570637 / 1
LCM(86869,86873) = 7546570637

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86869 and 86873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86869 and 86873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86869 and 86873.

Prime Factorization of 86869

Prime Factorization of 86873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86869 and 86873.

LCM(86869,86873) = 86869¹ × 109¹ × 797¹
LCM(86869,86873) = 7546570637