What is the Least Common Multiple of 86884 and 86897?

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 86884 and 86897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86884 and 86897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86884,86897) = 1
LCM(86884,86897) = ( 86884 × 86897) / 1
LCM(86884,86897) = 7549958948 / 1
LCM(86884,86897) = 7549958948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86884 and 86897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86884 and 86897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86884 and 86897.

Prime Factorization of 86884

Prime Factorization of 86897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86884 and 86897.

LCM(86884,86897) = 2² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 107¹ × 113¹ × 769¹
LCM(86884,86897) = 7549958948