What is the Least Common Multiple of 85812 and 85831?

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 85812 and 85831 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85812 and 85831, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85812,85831) = 1
LCM(85812,85831) = ( 85812 × 85831) / 1
LCM(85812,85831) = 7365329772 / 1
LCM(85812,85831) = 7365329772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85812 and 85831 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85812 and 85831. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85812 and 85831.

Prime Factorization of 85812

Prime Factorization of 85831

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85812 and 85831.

LCM(85812,85831) = 2² × 3¹ × 7151¹ × 85831¹
LCM(85812,85831) = 7365329772