What is the Least Common Multiple of 86367 and 86382?

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 86367 and 86382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86367 and 86382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86367,86382) = 3
LCM(86367,86382) = ( 86367 × 86382) / 3
LCM(86367,86382) = 7460554194 / 3
LCM(86367,86382) = 2486851398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86367 and 86382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86367 and 86382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86367 and 86382.

Prime Factorization of 86367

Prime Factorization of 86382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86367 and 86382.

LCM(86367,86382) = 3² × 28789¹ × 2¹ × 4799¹
LCM(86367,86382) = 2486851398