What is the Least Common Multiple of 86042 and 86056?

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 86042 and 86056 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86042 and 86056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86042,86056) = 2
LCM(86042,86056) = ( 86042 × 86056) / 2
LCM(86042,86056) = 7404430352 / 2
LCM(86042,86056) = 3702215176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86042 and 86056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86042 and 86056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86042 and 86056.

Prime Factorization of 86042

Prime Factorization of 86056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86042 and 86056.

LCM(86042,86056) = 2³ × 11¹ × 3911¹ × 31¹ × 347¹
LCM(86042,86056) = 3702215176