What is the Least Common Multiple of 85746 and 85766?

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 85746 and 85766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85746 and 85766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85746,85766) = 2
LCM(85746,85766) = ( 85746 × 85766) / 2
LCM(85746,85766) = 7354091436 / 2
LCM(85746,85766) = 3677045718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85746 and 85766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85746 and 85766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85746 and 85766.

Prime Factorization of 85746

Prime Factorization of 85766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85746 and 85766.

LCM(85746,85766) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 461¹ × 19¹ × 37¹ × 61¹
LCM(85746,85766) = 3677045718