What is the Least Common Multiple of 86444 and 86462?

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 86444 and 86462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86444 and 86462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86444,86462) = 2
LCM(86444,86462) = ( 86444 × 86462) / 2
LCM(86444,86462) = 7474121128 / 2
LCM(86444,86462) = 3737060564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86444 and 86462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86444 and 86462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86444 and 86462.

Prime Factorization of 86444

Prime Factorization of 86462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86444 and 86462.

LCM(86444,86462) = 2² × 21611¹ × 17¹ × 2543¹
LCM(86444,86462) = 3737060564