What is the Least Common Multiple of 85881 and 85900?

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 85881 and 85900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85881 and 85900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85881,85900) = 1
LCM(85881,85900) = ( 85881 × 85900) / 1
LCM(85881,85900) = 7377177900 / 1
LCM(85881,85900) = 7377177900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85881 and 85900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85881 and 85900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85881 and 85900.

Prime Factorization of 85881

Prime Factorization of 85900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85881 and 85900.

LCM(85881,85900) = 3¹ × 28627¹ × 2² × 5² × 859¹
LCM(85881,85900) = 7377177900