What is the Least Common Multiple of 86262 and 86282?

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 86262 and 86282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 86262 and 86282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(86262,86282) = 2
LCM(86262,86282) = ( 86262 × 86282) / 2
LCM(86262,86282) = 7442857884 / 2
LCM(86262,86282) = 3721428942

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 86262 and 86282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 86262 and 86282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 86262 and 86282.

Prime Factorization of 86262

Prime Factorization of 86282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 86262 and 86282.

LCM(86262,86282) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1307¹ × 7¹ × 6163¹
LCM(86262,86282) = 3721428942