What is the Least Common Multiple of 85684 and 85697?

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 85684 and 85697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85684 and 85697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85684,85697) = 1
LCM(85684,85697) = ( 85684 × 85697) / 1
LCM(85684,85697) = 7342861748 / 1
LCM(85684,85697) = 7342861748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85684 and 85697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85684 and 85697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85684 and 85697.

Prime Factorization of 85684

Prime Factorization of 85697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85684 and 85697.

LCM(85684,85697) = 2² × 31¹ × 691¹ × 17¹ × 71²
LCM(85684,85697) = 7342861748