What is the Least Common Multiple of 85486 and 85491?

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 85486 and 85491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85486 and 85491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85486,85491) = 1
LCM(85486,85491) = ( 85486 × 85491) / 1
LCM(85486,85491) = 7308283626 / 1
LCM(85486,85491) = 7308283626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85486 and 85491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85486 and 85491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85486 and 85491.

Prime Factorization of 85486

Prime Factorization of 85491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85486 and 85491.

LCM(85486,85491) = 2¹ × 42743¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 23¹ × 59¹
LCM(85486,85491) = 7308283626