What is the Least Common Multiple of 85679 and 85685?

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 85685 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 85685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85679,85685) = 1
LCM(85679,85685) = ( 85679 × 85685) / 1
LCM(85679,85685) = 7341405115 / 1
LCM(85679,85685) = 7341405115

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85679 and 85685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85679 and 85685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85679 and 85685.

Prime Factorization of 85679

Prime Factorization of 85685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85679 and 85685.

LCM(85679,85685) = 11¹ × 7789¹ × 5¹ × 17137¹
LCM(85679,85685) = 7341405115