What is the Least Common Multiple of 86361 and 86373?

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 86361 and 86373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86361 and 86373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86361,86373) = 3
LCM(86361,86373) = ( 86361 × 86373) / 3
LCM(86361,86373) = 7459258653 / 3
LCM(86361,86373) = 2486419551

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86361 and 86373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86361 and 86373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86361 and 86373.

Prime Factorization of 86361

Prime Factorization of 86373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86361 and 86373.

LCM(86361,86373) = 3³ × 11¹ × 2617¹ × 7¹ × 457¹
LCM(86361,86373) = 2486419551