What is the Least Common Multiple of 85969 and 85979?

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 85969 and 85979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85969 and 85979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85969,85979) = 1
LCM(85969,85979) = ( 85969 × 85979) / 1
LCM(85969,85979) = 7391528651 / 1
LCM(85969,85979) = 7391528651

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85969 and 85979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85969 and 85979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85969 and 85979.

Prime Factorization of 85969

Prime Factorization of 85979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85969 and 85979.

LCM(85969,85979) = 13¹ × 17¹ × 389¹ × 127¹ × 677¹
LCM(85969,85979) = 7391528651