What is the Least Common Multiple of 86344 and 86348?

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 86344 and 86348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86344 and 86348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86344,86348) = 4
LCM(86344,86348) = ( 86344 × 86348) / 4
LCM(86344,86348) = 7455631712 / 4
LCM(86344,86348) = 1863907928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86344 and 86348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86344 and 86348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86344 and 86348.

Prime Factorization of 86344

Prime Factorization of 86348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86344 and 86348.

LCM(86344,86348) = 2³ × 43¹ × 251¹ × 21587¹
LCM(86344,86348) = 1863907928