What is the Least Common Multiple of 86046 and 86062?

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 86046 and 86062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86046 and 86062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86046,86062) = 2
LCM(86046,86062) = ( 86046 × 86062) / 2
LCM(86046,86062) = 7405290852 / 2
LCM(86046,86062) = 3702645426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86046 and 86062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86046 and 86062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86046 and 86062.

Prime Factorization of 86046

Prime Factorization of 86062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86046 and 86062.

LCM(86046,86062) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 14341¹ × 37¹ × 1163¹
LCM(86046,86062) = 3702645426