What is the Least Common Multiple of 85943 and 85949?

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 85943 and 85949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85943 and 85949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85943,85949) = 1
LCM(85943,85949) = ( 85943 × 85949) / 1
LCM(85943,85949) = 7386714907 / 1
LCM(85943,85949) = 7386714907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85943 and 85949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85943 and 85949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85943 and 85949.

Prime Factorization of 85943

Prime Factorization of 85949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85943 and 85949.

LCM(85943,85949) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 601¹ × 61¹ × 1409¹
LCM(85943,85949) = 7386714907