What is the Least Common Multiple of 85834 and 85843?

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 85834 and 85843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85834 and 85843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85834,85843) = 1
LCM(85834,85843) = ( 85834 × 85843) / 1
LCM(85834,85843) = 7368248062 / 1
LCM(85834,85843) = 7368248062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85834 and 85843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85834 and 85843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85834 and 85843.

Prime Factorization of 85834

Prime Factorization of 85843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85834 and 85843.

LCM(85834,85843) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6131¹ × 85843¹
LCM(85834,85843) = 7368248062