What is the Least Common Multiple of 86852 and 86858?

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 86852 and 86858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86852 and 86858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86852,86858) = 2
LCM(86852,86858) = ( 86852 × 86858) / 2
LCM(86852,86858) = 7543791016 / 2
LCM(86852,86858) = 3771895508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86852 and 86858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86852 and 86858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86852 and 86858.

Prime Factorization of 86852

Prime Factorization of 86858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86852 and 86858.

LCM(86852,86858) = 2² × 21713¹ × 137¹ × 317¹
LCM(86852,86858) = 3771895508