What is the Least Common Multiple of 86358 and 86366?

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 86358 and 86366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86358 and 86366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86358,86366) = 2
LCM(86358,86366) = ( 86358 × 86366) / 2
LCM(86358,86366) = 7458395028 / 2
LCM(86358,86366) = 3729197514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86358 and 86366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86358 and 86366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86358 and 86366.

Prime Factorization of 86358

Prime Factorization of 86366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86358 and 86366.

LCM(86358,86366) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 389¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 199¹
LCM(86358,86366) = 3729197514