What is the Least Common Multiple of 86452 and 86456?

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 86452 and 86456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86452 and 86456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86452,86456) = 4
LCM(86452,86456) = ( 86452 × 86456) / 4
LCM(86452,86456) = 7474294112 / 4
LCM(86452,86456) = 1868573528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86452 and 86456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86452 and 86456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86452 and 86456.

Prime Factorization of 86452

Prime Factorization of 86456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86452 and 86456.

LCM(86452,86456) = 2³ × 21613¹ × 101¹ × 107¹
LCM(86452,86456) = 1868573528