What is the Least Common Multiple of 85849 and 85863?

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 85849 and 85863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85849 and 85863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85849,85863) = 1
LCM(85849,85863) = ( 85849 × 85863) / 1
LCM(85849,85863) = 7371252687 / 1
LCM(85849,85863) = 7371252687

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85849 and 85863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85849 and 85863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85849 and 85863.

Prime Factorization of 85849

Prime Factorization of 85863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85849 and 85863.

LCM(85849,85863) = 293² × 3¹ × 28621¹
LCM(85849,85863) = 7371252687