What is the Least Common Multiple of 86321 and 86328?

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 86321 and 86328 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86321 and 86328, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86321,86328) = 1
LCM(86321,86328) = ( 86321 × 86328) / 1
LCM(86321,86328) = 7451919288 / 1
LCM(86321,86328) = 7451919288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86321 and 86328 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86321 and 86328. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86321 and 86328.

Prime Factorization of 86321

Prime Factorization of 86328

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86321 and 86328.

LCM(86321,86328) = 37¹ × 2333¹ × 2³ × 3² × 11¹ × 109¹
LCM(86321,86328) = 7451919288