What is the Least Common Multiple of 86442 and 86455?

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 86442 and 86455 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86442 and 86455, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86442,86455) = 1
LCM(86442,86455) = ( 86442 × 86455) / 1
LCM(86442,86455) = 7473343110 / 1
LCM(86442,86455) = 7473343110

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86442 and 86455 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86442 and 86455. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86442 and 86455.

Prime Factorization of 86442

Prime Factorization of 86455

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86442 and 86455.

LCM(86442,86455) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14407¹ × 5¹ × 17291¹
LCM(86442,86455) = 7473343110