What is the Least Common Multiple of 86926 and 86942?

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 86926 and 86942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86926 and 86942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86926,86942) = 2
LCM(86926,86942) = ( 86926 × 86942) / 2
LCM(86926,86942) = 7557520292 / 2
LCM(86926,86942) = 3778760146

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86926 and 86942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86926 and 86942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86926 and 86942.

Prime Factorization of 86926

Prime Factorization of 86942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86926 and 86942.

LCM(86926,86942) = 2¹ × 7² × 887¹ × 29¹ × 1499¹
LCM(86926,86942) = 3778760146