What is the Least Common Multiple of 85993 and 86013?

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 85993 and 86013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85993 and 86013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85993,86013) = 1
LCM(85993,86013) = ( 85993 × 86013) / 1
LCM(85993,86013) = 7396515909 / 1
LCM(85993,86013) = 7396515909

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85993 and 86013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85993 and 86013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85993 and 86013.

Prime Factorization of 85993

Prime Factorization of 86013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85993 and 86013.

LCM(85993,86013) = 113¹ × 761¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 503¹
LCM(85993,86013) = 7396515909