What is the Least Common Multiple of 86947 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 86947 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 86947 and 86955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86947,86955) = 1
LCM(86947,86955) = ( 86947 × 86955) / 1
LCM(86947,86955) = 7560476385 / 1
LCM(86947,86955) = 7560476385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86947 and 86955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86947 and 86955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86947 and 86955.

Prime Factorization of 86947

Prime Factorization of 86955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86947 and 86955.

LCM(86947,86955) = 7¹ × 12421¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 31¹
LCM(86947,86955) = 7560476385