What is the Least Common Multiple of 85679 and 85684?

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 85679 and 85684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85679 and 85684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85679,85684) = 1
LCM(85679,85684) = ( 85679 × 85684) / 1
LCM(85679,85684) = 7341319436 / 1
LCM(85679,85684) = 7341319436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85679 and 85684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85679 and 85684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85679 and 85684.

Prime Factorization of 85679

Prime Factorization of 85684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85679 and 85684.

LCM(85679,85684) = 11¹ × 7789¹ × 2² × 31¹ × 691¹
LCM(85679,85684) = 7341319436