What is the Least Common Multiple of 85738 and 85756?

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 85738 and 85756 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85738 and 85756, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85738,85756) = 2
LCM(85738,85756) = ( 85738 × 85756) / 2
LCM(85738,85756) = 7352547928 / 2
LCM(85738,85756) = 3676273964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85738 and 85756 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85738 and 85756. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85738 and 85756.

Prime Factorization of 85738

Prime Factorization of 85756

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85738 and 85756.

LCM(85738,85756) = 2² × 163¹ × 263¹ × 11¹ × 1949¹
LCM(85738,85756) = 3676273964