What is the Least Common Multiple of 86132 and 86146?

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 86132 and 86146 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86132 and 86146, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86132,86146) = 2
LCM(86132,86146) = ( 86132 × 86146) / 2
LCM(86132,86146) = 7419927272 / 2
LCM(86132,86146) = 3709963636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86132 and 86146 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86132 and 86146. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86132 and 86146.

Prime Factorization of 86132

Prime Factorization of 86146

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86132 and 86146.

LCM(86132,86146) = 2² × 61¹ × 353¹ × 19¹ × 2267¹
LCM(86132,86146) = 3709963636