What is the Least Common Multiple of 85961 and 85967?

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 85961 and 85967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85961 and 85967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85961,85967) = 1
LCM(85961,85967) = ( 85961 × 85967) / 1
LCM(85961,85967) = 7389809287 / 1
LCM(85961,85967) = 7389809287

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85961 and 85967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85961 and 85967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85961 and 85967.

Prime Factorization of 85961

Prime Factorization of 85967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85961 and 85967.

LCM(85961,85967) = 67¹ × 1283¹ × 7¹ × 12281¹
LCM(85961,85967) = 7389809287