What is the Least Common Multiple of 86928 and 86937?

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 86928 and 86937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86928 and 86937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86928,86937) = 3
LCM(86928,86937) = ( 86928 × 86937) / 3
LCM(86928,86937) = 7557259536 / 3
LCM(86928,86937) = 2519086512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86928 and 86937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86928 and 86937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86928 and 86937.

Prime Factorization of 86928

Prime Factorization of 86937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86928 and 86937.

LCM(86928,86937) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1811¹ × 28979¹
LCM(86928,86937) = 2519086512