What is the Least Common Multiple of 85463 and 85473?

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 85463 and 85473 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85463 and 85473, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85463,85473) = 1
LCM(85463,85473) = ( 85463 × 85473) / 1
LCM(85463,85473) = 7304778999 / 1
LCM(85463,85473) = 7304778999

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85463 and 85473 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85463 and 85473. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85463 and 85473.

Prime Factorization of 85463

Prime Factorization of 85473

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85463 and 85473.

LCM(85463,85473) = 7¹ × 29¹ × 421¹ × 3² × 9497¹
LCM(85463,85473) = 7304778999