What is the Least Common Multiple of 86458 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 86458 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 86458 and 86462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86458,86462) = 2
LCM(86458,86462) = ( 86458 × 86462) / 2
LCM(86458,86462) = 7475331596 / 2
LCM(86458,86462) = 3737665798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86458 and 86462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86458 and 86462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86458 and 86462.

Prime Factorization of 86458

Prime Factorization of 86462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86458 and 86462.

LCM(86458,86462) = 2¹ × 139¹ × 311¹ × 17¹ × 2543¹
LCM(86458,86462) = 3737665798