What is the Least Common Multiple of 86931 and 86936?

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 86931 and 86936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86931 and 86936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86931,86936) = 1
LCM(86931,86936) = ( 86931 × 86936) / 1
LCM(86931,86936) = 7557433416 / 1
LCM(86931,86936) = 7557433416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86931 and 86936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86931 and 86936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86931 and 86936.

Prime Factorization of 86931

Prime Factorization of 86936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86931 and 86936.

LCM(86931,86936) = 3² × 13¹ × 743¹ × 2³ × 10867¹
LCM(86931,86936) = 7557433416