What is the Least Common Multiple of 85922 and 85930?

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 85922 and 85930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85922 and 85930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85922,85930) = 2
LCM(85922,85930) = ( 85922 × 85930) / 2
LCM(85922,85930) = 7383277460 / 2
LCM(85922,85930) = 3691638730

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85922 and 85930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85922 and 85930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85922 and 85930.

Prime Factorization of 85922

Prime Factorization of 85930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85922 and 85930.

LCM(85922,85930) = 2¹ × 42961¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 661¹
LCM(85922,85930) = 3691638730