What is the Least Common Multiple of 86301 and 86307?

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 86301 and 86307 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86301 and 86307, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86301,86307) = 3
LCM(86301,86307) = ( 86301 × 86307) / 3
LCM(86301,86307) = 7448380407 / 3
LCM(86301,86307) = 2482793469

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86301 and 86307 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86301 and 86307. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86301 and 86307.

Prime Factorization of 86301

Prime Factorization of 86307

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86301 and 86307.

LCM(86301,86307) = 3² × 43¹ × 223¹ × 13¹ × 2213¹
LCM(86301,86307) = 2482793469