What is the Least Common Multiple of 85722 and 85727?

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 85722 and 85727 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85722 and 85727, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85722,85727) = 1
LCM(85722,85727) = ( 85722 × 85727) / 1
LCM(85722,85727) = 7348689894 / 1
LCM(85722,85727) = 7348689894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85722 and 85727 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85722 and 85727. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85722 and 85727.

Prime Factorization of 85722

Prime Factorization of 85727

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85722 and 85727.

LCM(85722,85727) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 157¹ × 59¹ × 1453¹
LCM(85722,85727) = 7348689894