What is the Least Common Multiple of 86223 and 86232?

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 86223 and 86232 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86223 and 86232, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86223,86232) = 3
LCM(86223,86232) = ( 86223 × 86232) / 3
LCM(86223,86232) = 7435181736 / 3
LCM(86223,86232) = 2478393912

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86223 and 86232 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86223 and 86232. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86223 and 86232.

Prime Factorization of 86223

Prime Factorization of 86232

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86223 and 86232.

LCM(86223,86232) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 701¹ × 2³ × 3593¹
LCM(86223,86232) = 2478393912