What is the Least Common Multiple of 85709 and 85726?

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 85709 and 85726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85709 and 85726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85709,85726) = 1
LCM(85709,85726) = ( 85709 × 85726) / 1
LCM(85709,85726) = 7347489734 / 1
LCM(85709,85726) = 7347489734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85709 and 85726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85709 and 85726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85709 and 85726.

Prime Factorization of 85709

Prime Factorization of 85726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85709 and 85726.

LCM(85709,85726) = 13¹ × 19¹ × 347¹ × 2¹ × 42863¹
LCM(85709,85726) = 7347489734