What is the Least Common Multiple of 86842 and 86848?

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 86842 and 86848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86842 and 86848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86842,86848) = 2
LCM(86842,86848) = ( 86842 × 86848) / 2
LCM(86842,86848) = 7542054016 / 2
LCM(86842,86848) = 3771027008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86842 and 86848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86842 and 86848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86842 and 86848.

Prime Factorization of 86842

Prime Factorization of 86848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86842 and 86848.

LCM(86842,86848) = 2⁶ × 7¹ × 6203¹ × 23¹ × 59¹
LCM(86842,86848) = 3771027008