What is the Least Common Multiple of 86212 and 86227?

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 86212 and 86227 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86212 and 86227, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86212,86227) = 1
LCM(86212,86227) = ( 86212 × 86227) / 1
LCM(86212,86227) = 7433802124 / 1
LCM(86212,86227) = 7433802124

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86212 and 86227 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86212 and 86227. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86212 and 86227.

Prime Factorization of 86212

Prime Factorization of 86227

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86212 and 86227.

LCM(86212,86227) = 2² × 7¹ × 3079¹ × 23² × 163¹
LCM(86212,86227) = 7433802124