What is the Least Common Multiple of 86158 and 86168?

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 86158 and 86168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86158 and 86168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86158,86168) = 2
LCM(86158,86168) = ( 86158 × 86168) / 2
LCM(86158,86168) = 7424062544 / 2
LCM(86158,86168) = 3712031272

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86158 and 86168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86158 and 86168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86158 and 86168.

Prime Factorization of 86158

Prime Factorization of 86168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86158 and 86168.

LCM(86158,86168) = 2³ × 23¹ × 1873¹ × 10771¹
LCM(86158,86168) = 3712031272