What is the Least Common Multiple of 85924 and 85933?

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 85924 and 85933 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85924 and 85933, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85924,85933) = 1
LCM(85924,85933) = ( 85924 × 85933) / 1
LCM(85924,85933) = 7383707092 / 1
LCM(85924,85933) = 7383707092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85924 and 85933 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85924 and 85933. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85924 and 85933.

Prime Factorization of 85924

Prime Factorization of 85933

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85924 and 85933.

LCM(85924,85933) = 2² × 21481¹ × 85933¹
LCM(85924,85933) = 7383707092