What is the Least Common Multiple of 85925 and 85931?

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 85925 and 85931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85925 and 85931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85925,85931) = 1
LCM(85925,85931) = ( 85925 × 85931) / 1
LCM(85925,85931) = 7383621175 / 1
LCM(85925,85931) = 7383621175

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85925 and 85931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85925 and 85931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85925 and 85931.

Prime Factorization of 85925

Prime Factorization of 85931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85925 and 85931.

LCM(85925,85931) = 5² × 7¹ × 491¹ × 85931¹
LCM(85925,85931) = 7383621175