What is the Least Common Multiple of 86937 and 86949?

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 86937 and 86949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86937 and 86949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86937,86949) = 3
LCM(86937,86949) = ( 86937 × 86949) / 3
LCM(86937,86949) = 7559085213 / 3
LCM(86937,86949) = 2519695071

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86937 and 86949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86937 and 86949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86937 and 86949.

Prime Factorization of 86937

Prime Factorization of 86949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86937 and 86949.

LCM(86937,86949) = 3² × 28979¹ × 9661¹
LCM(86937,86949) = 2519695071