What is the Least Common Multiple of 86971 and 86983?

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 86971 and 86983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86971 and 86983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86971,86983) = 1
LCM(86971,86983) = ( 86971 × 86983) / 1
LCM(86971,86983) = 7564998493 / 1
LCM(86971,86983) = 7564998493

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86971 and 86983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86971 and 86983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86971 and 86983.

Prime Factorization of 86971

Prime Factorization of 86983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86971 and 86983.

LCM(86971,86983) = 29¹ × 2999¹ × 13¹ × 6691¹
LCM(86971,86983) = 7564998493