What is the Least Common Multiple of 85663 and 85668?

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 85663 and 85668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85663 and 85668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85663,85668) = 1
LCM(85663,85668) = ( 85663 × 85668) / 1
LCM(85663,85668) = 7338577884 / 1
LCM(85663,85668) = 7338577884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85663 and 85668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85663 and 85668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85663 and 85668.

Prime Factorization of 85663

Prime Factorization of 85668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85663 and 85668.

LCM(85663,85668) = 17¹ × 5039¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 11² × 59¹
LCM(85663,85668) = 7338577884