What is the Least Common Multiple of 86935 and 86955?

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 86935 and 86955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86935 and 86955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86935,86955) = 5
LCM(86935,86955) = ( 86935 × 86955) / 5
LCM(86935,86955) = 7559432925 / 5
LCM(86935,86955) = 1511886585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86935 and 86955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86935 and 86955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86935 and 86955.

Prime Factorization of 86935

Prime Factorization of 86955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86935 and 86955.

LCM(86935,86955) = 5¹ × 17387¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 31¹
LCM(86935,86955) = 1511886585