What is the Least Common Multiple of 86388 and 86397?

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 86388 and 86397 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86388 and 86397, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86388,86397) = 3
LCM(86388,86397) = ( 86388 × 86397) / 3
LCM(86388,86397) = 7463664036 / 3
LCM(86388,86397) = 2487888012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86388 and 86397 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86388 and 86397. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86388 and 86397.

Prime Factorization of 86388

Prime Factorization of 86397

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86388 and 86397.

LCM(86388,86397) = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 313¹ × 31¹ × 929¹
LCM(86388,86397) = 2487888012