What is the Least Common Multiple of 86548 and 86562?

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 86548 and 86562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86548 and 86562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86548,86562) = 14
LCM(86548,86562) = ( 86548 × 86562) / 14
LCM(86548,86562) = 7491767976 / 14
LCM(86548,86562) = 535126284

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86548 and 86562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86548 and 86562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86548 and 86562.

Prime Factorization of 86548

Prime Factorization of 86562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86548 and 86562.

LCM(86548,86562) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 281¹ × 3³ × 229¹
LCM(86548,86562) = 535126284