What is the Least Common Multiple of 85662 and 85677?

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 85662 and 85677 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85662 and 85677, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85662,85677) = 3
LCM(85662,85677) = ( 85662 × 85677) / 3
LCM(85662,85677) = 7339263174 / 3
LCM(85662,85677) = 2446421058

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85662 and 85677 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85662 and 85677. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85662 and 85677.

Prime Factorization of 85662

Prime Factorization of 85677

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85662 and 85677.

LCM(85662,85677) = 2¹ × 3² × 4759¹ × 28559¹
LCM(85662,85677) = 2446421058