What is the Least Common Multiple of 86926 and 86945?

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 86945 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 86945, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86926,86945) = 1
LCM(86926,86945) = ( 86926 × 86945) / 1
LCM(86926,86945) = 7557781070 / 1
LCM(86926,86945) = 7557781070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86926 and 86945 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86926 and 86945. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86926 and 86945.

Prime Factorization of 86926

Prime Factorization of 86945

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86926 and 86945.

LCM(86926,86945) = 2¹ × 7² × 887¹ × 5¹ × 17389¹
LCM(86926,86945) = 7557781070