What is the Least Common Multiple of 85801 and 85818?

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 85801 and 85818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85801 and 85818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85801,85818) = 1
LCM(85801,85818) = ( 85801 × 85818) / 1
LCM(85801,85818) = 7363270218 / 1
LCM(85801,85818) = 7363270218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85801 and 85818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85801 and 85818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85801 and 85818.

Prime Factorization of 85801

Prime Factorization of 85818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85801 and 85818.

LCM(85801,85818) = 239¹ × 359¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 14303¹
LCM(85801,85818) = 7363270218