What is the Least Common Multiple of 86004 and 86009?

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 86004 and 86009 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86004 and 86009, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86004,86009) = 1
LCM(86004,86009) = ( 86004 × 86009) / 1
LCM(86004,86009) = 7397118036 / 1
LCM(86004,86009) = 7397118036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86004 and 86009 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86004 and 86009. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86004 and 86009.

Prime Factorization of 86004

Prime Factorization of 86009

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86004 and 86009.

LCM(86004,86009) = 2² × 3² × 2389¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 1117¹
LCM(86004,86009) = 7397118036