What is the Least Common Multiple of 85939 and 85952?

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 85939 and 85952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85939 and 85952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85939,85952) = 1
LCM(85939,85952) = ( 85939 × 85952) / 1
LCM(85939,85952) = 7386628928 / 1
LCM(85939,85952) = 7386628928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85939 and 85952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85939 and 85952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85939 and 85952.

Prime Factorization of 85939

Prime Factorization of 85952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85939 and 85952.

LCM(85939,85952) = 7¹ × 12277¹ × 2⁶ × 17¹ × 79¹
LCM(85939,85952) = 7386628928