What is the Least Common Multiple of 85917 and 85926?

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 85917 and 85926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85917 and 85926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85917,85926) = 3
LCM(85917,85926) = ( 85917 × 85926) / 3
LCM(85917,85926) = 7382504142 / 3
LCM(85917,85926) = 2460834714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85917 and 85926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85917 and 85926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85917 and 85926.

Prime Factorization of 85917

Prime Factorization of 85926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85917 and 85926.

LCM(85917,85926) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 2203¹ × 2¹ × 14321¹
LCM(85917,85926) = 2460834714