What is the Least Common Multiple of 86351 and 86362?

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 86351 and 86362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86351 and 86362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86351,86362) = 1
LCM(86351,86362) = ( 86351 × 86362) / 1
LCM(86351,86362) = 7457445062 / 1
LCM(86351,86362) = 7457445062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86351 and 86362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86351 and 86362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86351 and 86362.

Prime Factorization of 86351

Prime Factorization of 86362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86351 and 86362.

LCM(86351,86362) = 86351¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 1489¹
LCM(86351,86362) = 7457445062