What is the Least Common Multiple of 86018 and 86028?

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 86018 and 86028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86018 and 86028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86018,86028) = 2
LCM(86018,86028) = ( 86018 × 86028) / 2
LCM(86018,86028) = 7399956504 / 2
LCM(86018,86028) = 3699978252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86018 and 86028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86018 and 86028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86018 and 86028.

Prime Factorization of 86018

Prime Factorization of 86028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86018 and 86028.

LCM(86018,86028) = 2² × 41¹ × 1049¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 107¹
LCM(86018,86028) = 3699978252