What is the Least Common Multiple of 86876 and 86881?

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 86876 and 86881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86876 and 86881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86876,86881) = 1
LCM(86876,86881) = ( 86876 × 86881) / 1
LCM(86876,86881) = 7547873756 / 1
LCM(86876,86881) = 7547873756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86876 and 86881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86876 and 86881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86876 and 86881.

Prime Factorization of 86876

Prime Factorization of 86881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86876 and 86881.

LCM(86876,86881) = 2² × 37¹ × 587¹ × 283¹ × 307¹
LCM(86876,86881) = 7547873756