What is the Least Common Multiple of 86502 and 86511?

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 86502 and 86511 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86502 and 86511, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86502,86511) = 3
LCM(86502,86511) = ( 86502 × 86511) / 3
LCM(86502,86511) = 7483374522 / 3
LCM(86502,86511) = 2494458174

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86502 and 86511 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86502 and 86511. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86502 and 86511.

Prime Factorization of 86502

Prime Factorization of 86511

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86502 and 86511.

LCM(86502,86511) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1109¹ × 28837¹
LCM(86502,86511) = 2494458174