What is the Least Common Multiple of 85022 and 85026?

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 85022 and 85026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85022 and 85026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85022,85026) = 2
LCM(85022,85026) = ( 85022 × 85026) / 2
LCM(85022,85026) = 7229080572 / 2
LCM(85022,85026) = 3614540286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85022 and 85026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85022 and 85026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85022 and 85026.

Prime Factorization of 85022

Prime Factorization of 85026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85022 and 85026.

LCM(85022,85026) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 6073¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 383¹
LCM(85022,85026) = 3614540286