What is the Least Common Multiple of 86016 and 86024?

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 86016 and 86024 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86016 and 86024, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86016,86024) = 8
LCM(86016,86024) = ( 86016 × 86024) / 8
LCM(86016,86024) = 7399440384 / 8
LCM(86016,86024) = 924930048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86016 and 86024 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86016 and 86024. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86016 and 86024.

Prime Factorization of 86016

Prime Factorization of 86024

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86016 and 86024.

LCM(86016,86024) = 2¹² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 10753¹
LCM(86016,86024) = 924930048