What is the Least Common Multiple of 86908 and 86924?

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 86908 and 86924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86908 and 86924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86908,86924) = 4
LCM(86908,86924) = ( 86908 × 86924) / 4
LCM(86908,86924) = 7554390992 / 4
LCM(86908,86924) = 1888597748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86908 and 86924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86908 and 86924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86908 and 86924.

Prime Factorization of 86908

Prime Factorization of 86924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86908 and 86924.

LCM(86908,86924) = 2² × 21727¹ × 31¹ × 701¹
LCM(86908,86924) = 1888597748