What is the Least Common Multiple of 85719 and 85734?

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 85719 and 85734 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85719 and 85734, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85719,85734) = 3
LCM(85719,85734) = ( 85719 × 85734) / 3
LCM(85719,85734) = 7349032746 / 3
LCM(85719,85734) = 2449677582

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85719 and 85734 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85719 and 85734. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85719 and 85734.

Prime Factorization of 85719

Prime Factorization of 85734

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85719 and 85734.

LCM(85719,85734) = 3² × 28573¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 433¹
LCM(85719,85734) = 2449677582