What is the Least Common Multiple of 85719 and 85736?

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 85736 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 85736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85719,85736) = 1
LCM(85719,85736) = ( 85719 × 85736) / 1
LCM(85719,85736) = 7349204184 / 1
LCM(85719,85736) = 7349204184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85719 and 85736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85719 and 85736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85719 and 85736.

Prime Factorization of 85719

Prime Factorization of 85736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85719 and 85736.

LCM(85719,85736) = 3¹ × 28573¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 1531¹
LCM(85719,85736) = 7349204184