What is the Least Common Multiple of 85741 and 85746?

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 85741 and 85746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85741 and 85746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85741,85746) = 1
LCM(85741,85746) = ( 85741 × 85746) / 1
LCM(85741,85746) = 7351947786 / 1
LCM(85741,85746) = 7351947786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85741 and 85746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85741 and 85746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85741 and 85746.

Prime Factorization of 85741

Prime Factorization of 85746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85741 and 85746.

LCM(85741,85746) = 179¹ × 479¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 461¹
LCM(85741,85746) = 7351947786