What is the Least Common Multiple of 86050 and 86058?

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 86050 and 86058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86050 and 86058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86050,86058) = 2
LCM(86050,86058) = ( 86050 × 86058) / 2
LCM(86050,86058) = 7405290900 / 2
LCM(86050,86058) = 3702645450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86050 and 86058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86050 and 86058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86050 and 86058.

Prime Factorization of 86050

Prime Factorization of 86058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86050 and 86058.

LCM(86050,86058) = 2¹ × 5² × 1721¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 683¹
LCM(86050,86058) = 3702645450