What is the Least Common Multiple of 86410 and 86425?

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 86410 and 86425 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86410 and 86425, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86410,86425) = 5
LCM(86410,86425) = ( 86410 × 86425) / 5
LCM(86410,86425) = 7467984250 / 5
LCM(86410,86425) = 1493596850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86410 and 86425 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86410 and 86425. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86410 and 86425.

Prime Factorization of 86410

Prime Factorization of 86425

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86410 and 86425.

LCM(86410,86425) = 2¹ × 5² × 8641¹ × 3457¹
LCM(86410,86425) = 1493596850