What is the Least Common Multiple of 86200 and 86206?

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 86200 and 86206 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86200 and 86206, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86200,86206) = 2
LCM(86200,86206) = ( 86200 × 86206) / 2
LCM(86200,86206) = 7430957200 / 2
LCM(86200,86206) = 3715478600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86200 and 86206 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86200 and 86206. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86200 and 86206.

Prime Factorization of 86200

Prime Factorization of 86206

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86200 and 86206.

LCM(86200,86206) = 2³ × 5² × 431¹ × 43103¹
LCM(86200,86206) = 3715478600