What is the Least Common Multiple of 85772 and 85786?

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 85772 and 85786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85772 and 85786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85772,85786) = 2
LCM(85772,85786) = ( 85772 × 85786) / 2
LCM(85772,85786) = 7358036792 / 2
LCM(85772,85786) = 3679018396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85772 and 85786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85772 and 85786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85772 and 85786.

Prime Factorization of 85772

Prime Factorization of 85786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85772 and 85786.

LCM(85772,85786) = 2² × 41¹ × 523¹ × 59¹ × 727¹
LCM(85772,85786) = 3679018396