What is the Least Common Multiple of 86450 and 86468?

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 86450 and 86468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86450 and 86468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86450,86468) = 2
LCM(86450,86468) = ( 86450 × 86468) / 2
LCM(86450,86468) = 7475158600 / 2
LCM(86450,86468) = 3737579300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86450 and 86468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86450 and 86468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86450 and 86468.

Prime Factorization of 86450

Prime Factorization of 86468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86450 and 86468.

LCM(86450,86468) = 2² × 5² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 21617¹
LCM(86450,86468) = 3737579300