What is the Least Common Multiple of 86977 and 86995?

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 86977 and 86995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86977 and 86995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86977,86995) = 1
LCM(86977,86995) = ( 86977 × 86995) / 1
LCM(86977,86995) = 7566564115 / 1
LCM(86977,86995) = 7566564115

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86977 and 86995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86977 and 86995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86977 and 86995.

Prime Factorization of 86977

Prime Factorization of 86995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86977 and 86995.

LCM(86977,86995) = 11¹ × 7907¹ × 5¹ × 127¹ × 137¹
LCM(86977,86995) = 7566564115