What is the Least Common Multiple of 86001 and 86018?

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 86001 and 86018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86001 and 86018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86001,86018) = 1
LCM(86001,86018) = ( 86001 × 86018) / 1
LCM(86001,86018) = 7397634018 / 1
LCM(86001,86018) = 7397634018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86001 and 86018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86001 and 86018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86001 and 86018.

Prime Factorization of 86001

Prime Factorization of 86018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86001 and 86018.

LCM(86001,86018) = 3¹ × 109¹ × 263¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 1049¹
LCM(86001,86018) = 7397634018