What is the Least Common Multiple of 86442 and 86459?

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 86459 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 86459, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86442,86459) = 1
LCM(86442,86459) = ( 86442 × 86459) / 1
LCM(86442,86459) = 7473688878 / 1
LCM(86442,86459) = 7473688878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86442 and 86459 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86442 and 86459. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86442 and 86459.

Prime Factorization of 86442

Prime Factorization of 86459

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86442 and 86459.

LCM(86442,86459) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14407¹ × 31¹ × 2789¹
LCM(86442,86459) = 7473688878