What is the Least Common Multiple of 85855 and 85869?

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 85855 and 85869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85855 and 85869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85855,85869) = 7
LCM(85855,85869) = ( 85855 × 85869) / 7
LCM(85855,85869) = 7372282995 / 7
LCM(85855,85869) = 1053183285

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85855 and 85869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85855 and 85869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85855 and 85869.

Prime Factorization of 85855

Prime Factorization of 85869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85855 and 85869.

LCM(85855,85869) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 223¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 47¹
LCM(85855,85869) = 1053183285