What is the Least Common Multiple of 85794 and 85812?

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 85794 and 85812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85794 and 85812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85794,85812) = 6
LCM(85794,85812) = ( 85794 × 85812) / 6
LCM(85794,85812) = 7362154728 / 6
LCM(85794,85812) = 1227025788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85794 and 85812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85794 and 85812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85794 and 85812.

Prime Factorization of 85794

Prime Factorization of 85812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85794 and 85812.

LCM(85794,85812) = 2² × 3¹ × 79¹ × 181¹ × 7151¹
LCM(85794,85812) = 1227025788