What is the Least Common Multiple of 86311 and 86331?

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 86311 and 86331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86311 and 86331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86311,86331) = 1
LCM(86311,86331) = ( 86311 × 86331) / 1
LCM(86311,86331) = 7451314941 / 1
LCM(86311,86331) = 7451314941

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86311 and 86331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86311 and 86331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86311 and 86331.

Prime Factorization of 86311

Prime Factorization of 86331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86311 and 86331.

LCM(86311,86331) = 86311¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 4111¹
LCM(86311,86331) = 7451314941