What is the Least Common Multiple of 86281 and 86296?

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 86281 and 86296 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86281 and 86296, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86281,86296) = 1
LCM(86281,86296) = ( 86281 × 86296) / 1
LCM(86281,86296) = 7445705176 / 1
LCM(86281,86296) = 7445705176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86281 and 86296 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86281 and 86296. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86281 and 86296.

Prime Factorization of 86281

Prime Factorization of 86296

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86281 and 86296.

LCM(86281,86296) = 13¹ × 6637¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 67¹
LCM(86281,86296) = 7445705176