What is the Least Common Multiple of 85853 and 85859?

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 85853 and 85859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85853 and 85859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85853,85859) = 1
LCM(85853,85859) = ( 85853 × 85859) / 1
LCM(85853,85859) = 7371252727 / 1
LCM(85853,85859) = 7371252727

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85853 and 85859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85853 and 85859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85853 and 85859.

Prime Factorization of 85853

Prime Factorization of 85859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85853 and 85859.

LCM(85853,85859) = 85853¹ × 23¹ × 3733¹
LCM(85853,85859) = 7371252727