What is the Least Common Multiple of 85991 and 86011?

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 85991 and 86011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85991 and 86011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85991,86011) = 1
LCM(85991,86011) = ( 85991 × 86011) / 1
LCM(85991,86011) = 7396171901 / 1
LCM(85991,86011) = 7396171901

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85991 and 86011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85991 and 86011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85991 and 86011.

Prime Factorization of 85991

Prime Factorization of 86011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85991 and 86011.

LCM(85991,86011) = 85991¹ × 86011¹
LCM(85991,86011) = 7396171901