What is the Least Common Multiple of 86358 and 86367?

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 86367 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 86367, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86358,86367) = 3
LCM(86358,86367) = ( 86358 × 86367) / 3
LCM(86358,86367) = 7458481386 / 3
LCM(86358,86367) = 2486160462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86358 and 86367 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86358 and 86367. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86358 and 86367.

Prime Factorization of 86358

Prime Factorization of 86367

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86358 and 86367.

LCM(86358,86367) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 389¹ × 28789¹
LCM(86358,86367) = 2486160462