What is the Least Common Multiple of 86418 and 86433?

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 86418 and 86433 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86418 and 86433, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86418,86433) = 3
LCM(86418,86433) = ( 86418 × 86433) / 3
LCM(86418,86433) = 7469366994 / 3
LCM(86418,86433) = 2489788998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86418 and 86433 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86418 and 86433. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86418 and 86433.

Prime Factorization of 86418

Prime Factorization of 86433

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86418 and 86433.

LCM(86418,86433) = 2¹ × 3² × 4801¹ × 47¹ × 613¹
LCM(86418,86433) = 2489788998