What is the Least Common Multiple of 85755 and 85774?

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 85755 and 85774 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85755 and 85774, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85755,85774) = 1
LCM(85755,85774) = ( 85755 × 85774) / 1
LCM(85755,85774) = 7355549370 / 1
LCM(85755,85774) = 7355549370

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85755 and 85774 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85755 and 85774. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85755 and 85774.

Prime Factorization of 85755

Prime Factorization of 85774

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85755 and 85774.

LCM(85755,85774) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5717¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 3299¹
LCM(85755,85774) = 7355549370