What is the Least Common Multiple of 86251 and 86258?

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 86251 and 86258 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86251 and 86258, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86251,86258) = 1
LCM(86251,86258) = ( 86251 × 86258) / 1
LCM(86251,86258) = 7439838758 / 1
LCM(86251,86258) = 7439838758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86251 and 86258 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86251 and 86258. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86251 and 86258.

Prime Factorization of 86251

Prime Factorization of 86258

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86251 and 86258.

LCM(86251,86258) = 11¹ × 7841¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 59¹
LCM(86251,86258) = 7439838758