What is the Least Common Multiple of 85003 and 85022?

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 85003 and 85022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85003 and 85022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85003,85022) = 1
LCM(85003,85022) = ( 85003 × 85022) / 1
LCM(85003,85022) = 7227125066 / 1
LCM(85003,85022) = 7227125066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85003 and 85022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85003 and 85022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85003 and 85022.

Prime Factorization of 85003

Prime Factorization of 85022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85003 and 85022.

LCM(85003,85022) = 167¹ × 509¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 6073¹
LCM(85003,85022) = 7227125066