What is the Least Common Multiple of 86342 and 86349?

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 86342 and 86349 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86342 and 86349, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86342,86349) = 1
LCM(86342,86349) = ( 86342 × 86349) / 1
LCM(86342,86349) = 7455545358 / 1
LCM(86342,86349) = 7455545358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86342 and 86349 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86342 and 86349. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86342 and 86349.

Prime Factorization of 86342

Prime Factorization of 86349

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86342 and 86349.

LCM(86342,86349) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1877¹ × 3¹ × 107¹ × 269¹
LCM(86342,86349) = 7455545358