What is the Least Common Multiple of 85898 and 85918?

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 85898 and 85918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85898 and 85918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85898,85918) = 2
LCM(85898,85918) = ( 85898 × 85918) / 2
LCM(85898,85918) = 7380184364 / 2
LCM(85898,85918) = 3690092182

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85898 and 85918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85898 and 85918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85898 and 85918.

Prime Factorization of 85898

Prime Factorization of 85918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85898 and 85918.

LCM(85898,85918) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1481¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 19²
LCM(85898,85918) = 3690092182