What is the Least Common Multiple of 85559 and 85574?

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 85559 and 85574 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85559 and 85574, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85559,85574) = 1
LCM(85559,85574) = ( 85559 × 85574) / 1
LCM(85559,85574) = 7321625866 / 1
LCM(85559,85574) = 7321625866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85559 and 85574 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85559 and 85574. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85559 and 85574.

Prime Factorization of 85559

Prime Factorization of 85574

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85559 and 85574.

LCM(85559,85574) = 67¹ × 1277¹ × 2¹ × 42787¹
LCM(85559,85574) = 7321625866