What is the Least Common Multiple of 86166 and 86170?

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 86166 and 86170 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86166 and 86170, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86166,86170) = 2
LCM(86166,86170) = ( 86166 × 86170) / 2
LCM(86166,86170) = 7424924220 / 2
LCM(86166,86170) = 3712462110

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86166 and 86170 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86166 and 86170. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86166 and 86170.

Prime Factorization of 86166

Prime Factorization of 86170

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86166 and 86170.

LCM(86166,86170) = 2¹ × 3² × 4787¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 1231¹
LCM(86166,86170) = 3712462110