What is the Least Common Multiple of 86238 and 86252?

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 86238 and 86252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86238 and 86252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86238,86252) = 2
LCM(86238,86252) = ( 86238 × 86252) / 2
LCM(86238,86252) = 7438199976 / 2
LCM(86238,86252) = 3719099988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86238 and 86252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86238 and 86252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86238 and 86252.

Prime Factorization of 86238

Prime Factorization of 86252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86238 and 86252.

LCM(86238,86252) = 2² × 3³ × 1597¹ × 21563¹
LCM(86238,86252) = 3719099988