What is the Least Common Multiple of 86196 and 86204?

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 86196 and 86204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86196 and 86204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86196,86204) = 4
LCM(86196,86204) = ( 86196 × 86204) / 4
LCM(86196,86204) = 7430439984 / 4
LCM(86196,86204) = 1857609996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86196 and 86204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86196 and 86204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86196 and 86204.

Prime Factorization of 86196

Prime Factorization of 86204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86196 and 86204.

LCM(86196,86204) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 653¹ × 23¹ × 937¹
LCM(86196,86204) = 1857609996