What is the Least Common Multiple of 86141 and 86159?

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 86141 and 86159 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86141 and 86159, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86141,86159) = 1
LCM(86141,86159) = ( 86141 × 86159) / 1
LCM(86141,86159) = 7421822419 / 1
LCM(86141,86159) = 7421822419

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86141 and 86159 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86141 and 86159. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86141 and 86159.

Prime Factorization of 86141

Prime Factorization of 86159

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86141 and 86159.

LCM(86141,86159) = 11¹ × 41¹ × 191¹ × 29¹ × 2971¹
LCM(86141,86159) = 7421822419