What is the Least Common Multiple of 86072 and 86079?

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 86072 and 86079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86072 and 86079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86072,86079) = 7
LCM(86072,86079) = ( 86072 × 86079) / 7
LCM(86072,86079) = 7408991688 / 7
LCM(86072,86079) = 1058427384

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86072 and 86079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86072 and 86079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86072 and 86079.

Prime Factorization of 86072

Prime Factorization of 86079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86072 and 86079.

LCM(86072,86079) = 2³ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 53¹ × 3¹ × 4099¹
LCM(86072,86079) = 1058427384