What is the Least Common Multiple of 86441 and 86458?

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 86441 and 86458 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86441 and 86458, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86441,86458) = 1
LCM(86441,86458) = ( 86441 × 86458) / 1
LCM(86441,86458) = 7473515978 / 1
LCM(86441,86458) = 7473515978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86441 and 86458 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86441 and 86458. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86441 and 86458.

Prime Factorization of 86441

Prime Factorization of 86458

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86441 and 86458.

LCM(86441,86458) = 86441¹ × 2¹ × 139¹ × 311¹
LCM(86441,86458) = 7473515978