What is the Least Common Multiple of 86074 and 86082?

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 86074 and 86082 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86074 and 86082, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86074,86082) = 2
LCM(86074,86082) = ( 86074 × 86082) / 2
LCM(86074,86082) = 7409422068 / 2
LCM(86074,86082) = 3704711034

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86074 and 86082 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86074 and 86082. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86074 and 86082.

Prime Factorization of 86074

Prime Factorization of 86082

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86074 and 86082.

LCM(86074,86082) = 2¹ × 43037¹ × 3¹ × 14347¹
LCM(86074,86082) = 3704711034