What is the Least Common Multiple of 85914 and 85922?

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 85914 and 85922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85914 and 85922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85914,85922) = 2
LCM(85914,85922) = ( 85914 × 85922) / 2
LCM(85914,85922) = 7381902708 / 2
LCM(85914,85922) = 3690951354

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85914 and 85922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85914 and 85922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85914 and 85922.

Prime Factorization of 85914

Prime Factorization of 85922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85914 and 85922.

LCM(85914,85922) = 2¹ × 3³ × 37¹ × 43¹ × 42961¹
LCM(85914,85922) = 3690951354