What is the Least Common Multiple of 85996 and 86002?

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 85996 and 86002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85996 and 86002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85996,86002) = 2
LCM(85996,86002) = ( 85996 × 86002) / 2
LCM(85996,86002) = 7395827992 / 2
LCM(85996,86002) = 3697913996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85996 and 86002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85996 and 86002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85996 and 86002.

Prime Factorization of 85996

Prime Factorization of 86002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85996 and 86002.

LCM(85996,86002) = 2² × 21499¹ × 7¹ × 6143¹
LCM(85996,86002) = 3697913996