What is the Least Common Multiple of 86326 and 86343?

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 86326 and 86343 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86326 and 86343, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86326,86343) = 17
LCM(86326,86343) = ( 86326 × 86343) / 17
LCM(86326,86343) = 7453645818 / 17
LCM(86326,86343) = 438449754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86326 and 86343 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86326 and 86343. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86326 and 86343.

Prime Factorization of 86326

Prime Factorization of 86343

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86326 and 86343.

LCM(86326,86343) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2539¹ × 3¹ × 1693¹
LCM(86326,86343) = 438449754