What is the Least Common Multiple of 85741 and 85747?

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 85747 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 85747, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85741,85747) = 1
LCM(85741,85747) = ( 85741 × 85747) / 1
LCM(85741,85747) = 7352033527 / 1
LCM(85741,85747) = 7352033527

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85741 and 85747 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85741 and 85747. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85741 and 85747.

Prime Factorization of 85741

Prime Factorization of 85747

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85741 and 85747.

LCM(85741,85747) = 179¹ × 479¹ × 19¹ × 4513¹
LCM(85741,85747) = 7352033527