What is the Least Common Multiple of 86338 and 86342?

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 86338 and 86342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86338 and 86342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86338,86342) = 2
LCM(86338,86342) = ( 86338 × 86342) / 2
LCM(86338,86342) = 7454595596 / 2
LCM(86338,86342) = 3727297798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86338 and 86342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86338 and 86342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86338 and 86342.

Prime Factorization of 86338

Prime Factorization of 86342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86338 and 86342.

LCM(86338,86342) = 2¹ × 7² × 881¹ × 23¹ × 1877¹
LCM(86338,86342) = 3727297798