What is the Least Common Multiple of 84985 and 85005?

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 84985 and 85005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 84985 and 85005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(84985,85005) = 5
LCM(84985,85005) = ( 84985 × 85005) / 5
LCM(84985,85005) = 7224149925 / 5
LCM(84985,85005) = 1444829985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84985 and 85005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 84985 and 85005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 84985 and 85005.

Prime Factorization of 84985

Prime Factorization of 85005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 84985 and 85005.

LCM(84985,85005) = 5¹ × 23¹ × 739¹ × 3² × 1889¹
LCM(84985,85005) = 1444829985