What is the Least Common Multiple of 85681 and 85698?

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 85681 and 85698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85681 and 85698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85681,85698) = 1
LCM(85681,85698) = ( 85681 × 85698) / 1
LCM(85681,85698) = 7342690338 / 1
LCM(85681,85698) = 7342690338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85681 and 85698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85681 and 85698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85681 and 85698.

Prime Factorization of 85681

Prime Factorization of 85698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85681 and 85698.

LCM(85681,85698) = 47¹ × 1823¹ × 2¹ × 3⁴ × 23²
LCM(85681,85698) = 7342690338